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pal_install_beta.exe

Paltalk Messenger Setup

Paltalk.com

The application pal_install_beta.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:
11,7,622,17694

MD5:
026a8f51bf17372d3ef9c6e58798ab6f

SHA-1:
601240c34ea20e6f1b8baed3a230be68e82e88e0

SHA-256:
cfb7ae1b77ee8f0e4eb56cb095e88936c12b724ebc84ac5a704a26f9d948cbaa

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:
11/2/2024 11:35:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-837420
0.98/21511

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12366

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.APNToolBar
v2015.10.07.03

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dpfnyt
0.30.26.3947

File size:
2.3 MB (2,446,248 bytes)

Product version:
11,7,622,17694

Copyright:
Copyright 1999 - 2014

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}\downloads\pal_install_beta.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Paltalk.com

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/14/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/14/2018 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Paltalk.com, O=Paltalk.com, L=Jericho, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
17B0C425187E4534E12B02B218563F46

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/5/2011 9:16:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:VbaE8IEHw0BQXXuEQCHsEizZB5CMVttNiRNFgJoVsgZyBjmbGekk1SQIyL:BjEw0BQeEFHsxX5CMVtHOyJoVWOGaL

Entry address:
0x384F

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, 28, 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, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 24, 92, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 0C, 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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9907

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

The file pal_install_beta.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44209029_a729_r109723_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44341304_a729_r109723_p176.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44394530_a729_r109882_p176.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44398266_a729_r109817_p128.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_r109736_a729_u44195502.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44230627_a729_r109723_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_it_u44358435_a729_r1410_p166.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44336596_a729_r109725_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44256951_a729_r109723_p175.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44218023_a729_r109883_p180.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44404461_a729_r109723_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_de_u44181961_a729_r1407_p166.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44328692_a729_r109746_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44405013_a729_r109813_p166.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_pt_u44316618_a729_r109734_p128.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44260675_a729_r109813_p180.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44182985_a729_r109723_p176.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44249546_a729_r132095_p179.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44403871_a729_r109725_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_fr_r1111.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_pt_u44398924_a729_r109734_p128.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44341308_a729_r109723_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44245646_a729_r109723_p176.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44277340_a729_r109882_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44382635_a729_r109724_p180.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44392583_a729_r109813_p159.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44358075_a729_r109812_p128.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44213635_a729_r109723_p176.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44306591_a729_r109882_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_vi_u44287212_a729_r1418_p166.exe

Latest 30 of 163 download URLs

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a95-101-157-184.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (95.101.157.184:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 125.235.4.59.adsl.viettel.vn  (125.235.4.59:80)

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