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:
1.0.3.1

MD5:
4744c92f94deffbbe2cf4aef189754c9

SHA-1:
a2a09d4024318ea97c7f5f325c91a14f423755f6

SHA-256:
6d60ea195d82a338eef32fd5e8a1948a59e0371806609358b55b15dea4ad01bf

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 12:42:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
16.9.10.23

File size:
81.1 KB (83,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
popservice4.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:
7/22/2015 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:
9/29/2015 6:56:55 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:jbjVJpMaCfqfqDaUSJb4cn4Vemxdf2lUtUrif:jbBJOaCfbDlSJb4cn4Vem3uO

Entry address:
0x13FDE

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

Code size:
72 KB (73,728 bytes)

Service
Display name:
PopDeals Service Watcher

Service name:
PopService

Description:
Watchdog service for PopDeals

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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