popservice.exe

PopService

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 popservice.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. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “PopDeals Service Watcher”.
Publisher:
Installmatic, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PopService

Version:
1.0.3.2

MD5:
bb315473e45ef1a0afbf76aa843b3ed3

SHA-1:
6920e2c75a1222d341c6de64398bb0bd1f8739ba

SHA-256:
cd92a2fcd268464c7487c9e99ffea2e7c11948edcce1cb91e44a6c5ef96130be

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 5:17:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
16.4.17.18

File size:
83.1 KB (85,056 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
popservice3.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/23/2016 12:59:59 AM

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 9:38:25 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:BqnbBQilP4Sf1cVpAxBkBcyxsx4krDj48Lvz2lUtUriiP:BoWixz1cnUBk6yxsx4krDj4ayB

Entry address:
0x1466E

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

Code size:
74 KB (75,776 bytes)

Service
Display name:
PopDeals Service Watcher

Service name:
PopService

Description:
Watchdog service for PopDeals

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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