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Paltalk Messenger Setup

Paltalk.com

The application 2.exe by Paltalk.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.paltalk.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AVM Software Inc.  (signed by Paltalk.com)

Product:
Paltalk Messenger Setup

Version:
11,1,0,0

MD5:
5722122dbd33f77e5ab827b0ed7073f7

SHA-1:
145aec9bb946389b5c78ad5a228f023a51ec0395

SHA-256:
2571551f3a3b776cb74a0fd0b448f020a9e7d9df8533f7c0b3bd7df2802eacfc

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 7:08:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.0358

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
7.9190

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Spigot.A
v2013.12.24.02

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1016
7.2.358

File size:
14.5 MB (15,190,808 bytes)

Product version:
11,1,0,0

Copyright:
Copyright 1999 - 2013

Original file name:
paltalk_messenger_setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Paltalk.com

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/11/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/12/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Paltalk.com, O=Paltalk.com, STREET=PO Box 7528, STREET=Church Street Station, L=New York, S=NY, PostalCode=10008, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
729EE4CEB28A90BBF4B6792577437EE2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/26/2011 3:21:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:k4kDGHwz0HTsWKJMja9KHvX/FZ5c+SgoMOdytkkb:k7gsWcWMW98Qtki

Entry address:
0x3883

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, 92, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 4C, 92, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9997

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

The file 2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u37265233_a729_r109812_p128.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_r109861_a3000.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_r17716.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u37163366_a729_r109813_p128.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_r109860_a3000.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_r120005.exe

http://www.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_r110014.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_r1310.exe

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