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Paltalk Software, Inc.

The application pal_install_iron_u42114650_a729_r39254_p166.exe, “Software Setup ” by Paltalk Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.paltalk-content.com.
Publisher:
Paltalk Software, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

MD5:
ad4a16547bc29af2a27489bf5b29e4ad

SHA-1:
78dc4617b0c7b7aea44fecdfb1b9c79c5563894b

SHA-256:
e2745b4f3e662c14fd5ef337a9844324d63c198539cae7405b4ed952121ea677

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 7:27:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.PalTalk (L)
17.3.10.2

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

Product version:
4.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pal_install_iron_u42114650_a729_r39254_p166.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Paltalk Software, Inc.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/31/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/1/2016 6:59:59 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 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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 file pal_install_iron_u42114650_a729_r39254_p166.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.paltalk-content.com/?ic_user_id=9279

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