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popcom3.exe

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 popcom3.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. While running, it connects to the Internet address edge-star-mini-shv-01-gru2.facebook.com on port 443.
Publisher:
PopCom  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
PopCom

Version:
1.0.3.2

MD5:
035adff777e978d3baa93936e86ca438

SHA-1:
f7e00488af74a7a7b77850a414bae548bf0ba1e9

SHA-256:
f510a890893eff9490cebf0925a7535108a1a149ea1a62ac1737e992c8fc7b3e

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:
5/2/2024 10:30:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic.PopCom (M)
16.1.8.3

File size:
253.6 KB (259,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
popcom3.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tmp97fd.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:
9/30/2015 5:10:28 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:dwA4WjIXJxw+xcs2c9wmZGpo6gQkUnYi4y92yMPcnTRflyxa1/X6Z:dWJJ7HLTQkI2yMEnTRflqa5Xm

Entry address:
0x3F14E

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, 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...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
244.5 KB (250,368 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ml.pamela  (45.55.139.102:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-gru2.facebook.com  (31.13.85.36:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-01-gru2.facebook.com  (31.13.85.8:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 209.72.75.177.in-addr.arpa  (177.75.72.209:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-3-246-238.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.3.246.238:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to bd062d11.virtua.com.br  (189.6.45.17:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-79-243-200.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.79.243.200:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-4-37-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.4.37.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-37-171-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.37.171.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-37-165-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.37.165.163:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-197-75-128.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.197.75.128:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-79-207-39.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.79.207.39:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-gru2.fbcdn.net  (31.13.85.4:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to msnbot-65-52-108-154.search.msn.com  (65.52.108.154:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to https-69-164-0-128.iad.llnw.net  (69.164.0.128:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-02-gru2.facebook.com  (157.240.12.13:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-02-lax3.facebook.com  (157.240.11.35:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-37-92.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.37.92:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-233-73-101.sa-east-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.233.73.101:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-233-142-2.sa-east-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.233.142.2:80)

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