popdeals.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 application popdeals.exe, “Windows MagnetDaily Application” 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. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘PopDeals’.
Publisher:
MagnetDaily  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
MagnetDaily

Description:
Windows MagnetDaily Application

Version:
1.0.3.0

MD5:
8798a89928f8c22269eef027d8df5150

SHA-1:
86cef73f05ad5b612e15d260fca1fe612c74a5cf

SHA-256:
f89cd60ccd6be074b06946a0ddaff27160821c866eb53eb7ce213e476acb7ace

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:
5/17/2024 3:02:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic.MagnetDaily (M)
15.8.22.0

File size:
119.1 KB (121,920 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 - MagnetDaily

Original file name:
popdeals3.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\popdeals\popdeals.exe

Digital Signature
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:
8/20/2015 7:11:14 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:UmKexrYHyKugYVDn/YkBXVloepZLV9vWQJ4:zzgEDn/YkBXVloepZLVFWR

Entry address:
0x1D43E

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:
109.5 KB (112,128 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
PopDeals

Command:
C:\Program Files\popdeals\popdeals.exe


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

TCP:
Connects to sage.parklogic.com  (69.39.236.56:8888)

TCP:
Connects to unallocated.barefruit.co.uk  (92.242.140.20:8888)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ocsp.comodoca.com  (178.255.83.1:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to c-0001.c-msedge.net  (191.234.4.50:80)

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