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2.exe

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.

File name:

2.exe

Publisher:

AVM Software Inc. (signed by Paltalk.com)

Product:

Paltalk Messenger Setup

Version:

11,2,0,0

MD5:

696f40e650b84b93f1a38adf519ba757

SHA-1:

293937990e36bdf8d348e0d15f5b78d7698988e4

SHA-256:

adbf1eb1dc5359836ea7b982d75a9ba9e464cabebf058c84277131789d7372a0

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:

12/27/2024 12:26:14 PM 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

v2013.12.24.03

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V1016

7.2.358

File size:

18.4 MB (19,301,024 bytes)

Product version:

11,2,0,0

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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

5/12/2015 12:59:59 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 1:21:28 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

393216:lZxpW2H3wrj5BFED8GU1c7Uo3jmSfneK9Qznwm:lZXtXqbFEAmUo3jne3znwm

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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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 13 URLs.

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u38047681_a729_r109746_p153.exe

http://downloads.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u39196979_a729_r110045_p128.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u38450428_a729_r110046_p128.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u38942218_a729_r109882_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u38982309_a729_r109723_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u39082253_a729_r110042_p128.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_una_a729_r110046_p128.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u37684010_a729_r109882_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u38377898_a729_r109882_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_una_a729_r109723_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u38125777_a729_r109744_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_r120052.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u37963033_a729_r109723_p153.exe

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