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icreinstall_pal_install_iron_u42121181_a729_r109725_p153.exe

Software

Paltalk Software, Inc.

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_pal_install_iron_u42121181_a729_r109725_p153.exe, “Software Setup ” by Paltalk Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Paltalk Software, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

MD5:
8bb4790b07928980abe30074c8ce6355

SHA-1:
d466609ed8718e28e4d2bf695a8e7d68da425809

SHA-256:
b22ea7441f0c47ef6f63e8e80bff36c2bac1c69b79c22e46d16d06bb47370805

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/5/2024 6:58:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.2417
7.11.216.120

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3172

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WF potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

File size:
1.2 MB (1,211,560 bytes)

Product version:
4.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_pal_install_iron_u42121181_a729_r109725_p153.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Paltalk Software, Inc.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/31/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/1/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Paltalk Software, Inc.", OU=IT, O="Paltalk Software, Inc.", L=Jericho, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
36623532375F7DFBF5BFC171713351F0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Y5vLQ0vP2saUdbjmKuVGCfqfSueM4oAvhcoE8MtGS5ugux2TrhbICZ:YNLQiOsaUljmKuQaueMfAvhG8fevq2Th

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8946

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com  (65.254.40.36:80)

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