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popservice3.exe

PopService

Installmatic, LLC

This is part of the Installmatic installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The file popservice3.exe by Installmatic has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Installmatic Setup installer.
Publisher:
Installmatic, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PopService

Version:
1.0.3.1

MD5:
f5d3345e936f9fc47d30f737764d71af

SHA-1:
7c9117591c926e8ce0551071c6f7353dd5cc9e28

SHA-256:
935535d4e10367a8669ba01b9e46045803bf1f3edf75da575621ab97f8b2bf54

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 5:44:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
16.3.8.16

File size:
82.1 KB (84,032 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
popservice3.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tmp646f.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installmatic, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/22/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Installmatic, LLC", O="Installmatic, LLC", STREET="80 SW 8th St #2000", L=Miami, S=FL, PostalCode=33130, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
2D13291AEE51B2226F83396FCD33C1F1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2015 6:56:51 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:cOOiZbiiix5yZSonnPmgK1ZoIJdfF38Gea2lUtUriri:cOlHk45nPmgK1ZoIJdfF30DGi

Entry address:
0x143AE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 50, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

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