popdeals3.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 popdeals3.exe, “Windows PDLs 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 also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
PopDeals  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
PopDeals

Description:
Windows PDLs Application

Version:
1.0.1.8

MD5:
3f7867e467aad3b58b0afbea17bbc7da

SHA-1:
23237647de0709b35a694a3cb848605d44926304

SHA-256:
c975af0caf76d8de0130492aa5a5e3311bf27e089123b0fd53180525f9832859

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/17/2024 3:07:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
17.2.26.14

File size:
102.9 KB (105,408 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.8

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 PopDeals

Original file name:
popdeals3.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\tmp97cd.tmp

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2015 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 Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00DE50744A5F06D68B2C7A5999B51AAB42

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/2/2014 2:17:28 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x19D7E

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

Code size:
95.5 KB (97,792 bytes)

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