popdeals4.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 popdeals4.exe, “Windows Sales 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:
Sales  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
Sales

Description:
Windows Sales Application

Version:
1.0.2.2

MD5:
9ebc968114fe20766312a32c78e369b9

SHA-1:
0d3a798e4f5a18330285f032d0456b9be403d124

SHA-256:
bbc01f75108df10fea5cddfd0154151f751e12af80b41ef562cd6609dd64f261

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:
5/3/2024 7:15:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
17.2.19.0

File size:
129.1 KB (132,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.2.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 - Sales

Original file name:
popdeals4.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\tmp2f97.tmp

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/11/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/12/2015 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 RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
574F435B169EC460893AD0187E44D858

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/22/2015 3:20:03 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x1FEEE

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

Code size:
120 KB (122,880 bytes)

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