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 application popdeals4.exe, “Windows BestOffers 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 an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
BestOffers  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
BestOffers

Description:
Windows BestOffers Application

Version:
1.0.2.1

MD5:
1fa6f9efa617ad00935ef04d35ed8958

SHA-1:
dcee82b04e06c8a77dc94c71da1d177bbf9d81a2

SHA-256:
0d02034e3df942f470f24af196021e5ac0024e2969c69192d096e5cd736a1a9f

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 5:06:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
17.3.14.7

File size:
91.9 KB (94,144 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.2.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 - BestOffers

Original file name:
popdeals4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\popdeals4.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
8/28/2015 7:59:59 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:
1/8/2015 9:10:05 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x16E4E

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

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

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