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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 27 anti-malware scanners. 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”. While running, it connects to the Internet address sage.parklogic.com on port 8888.
Publisher:
Installmatic, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PopService

Version:
1.0.3.2

MD5:
4c5d4c21fe135ca2dbf5613ae9f27a92

SHA-1:
e4df881219110ba4607babeca62f9ae7dfa79612

SHA-256:
eb538695a0a463c7a51822d13019acbaa57506ca8b8559b56b9708f3c8790300

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 12:42:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.POV
434

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/PopDeals.84032.1
8.3.2.2

avast!
MSIL:Adware-O [Adw]
2014.9-151127

AVG
Installmatic
2016.0.2912

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.Popdeals
4.0.3.151127

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.POV
1.0.20.1655

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
23579

Dr.Web
Adware.Shopper.930
9.0.1.0331

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.POV
8.15.11.27.02

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.Popdeals (variant)
9.12558

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Popdeals
11/27/2015

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.POV
11.2015-27-11_6

G Data
Adware.Agent.POV
15.11.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.MSIL.Popdeals
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.212.17839

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PopDeals
v2015.11.27.02

McAfee
Artemis!4C5D4C21FE13
5600.6568

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.POV
16.0.0.993

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
15.11.27.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F]
23.00.65.151125

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/MSIL-LL'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.PopDeals/Variant
9482

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0608
7.2.331

VIPRE Antivirus
MSIL.Adware.Popdeals
45186

ViRobot
Adware.Popdeals.84032[h]
2014.3.20.0

File size:
82.1 KB (84,032 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
popservice4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installmatic, LLC

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 9:38:28 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:5ZYwZj6n4rSjEHGoBDMlq8bl33wVyK4a92lUtUriZr:5ZRZjNSjI/dMlq8bl33wVyKt4k

Entry address:
0x142CE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

Service
Display name:
PopDeals Service Watcher

Service name:
PopService

Description:
Watchdog service for PopDeals

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP:
Connects to sage.parklogic.com  (69.39.236.56:8888)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ocsp.comodoca.com  (178.255.83.1:80)

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