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hwe3gt6d.exe

Paltalk Messenger Setup

Paltalk.com

The file hwe3gt6d.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:
11,7,628,17726

MD5:
06e5cba49b28c5dd6aebb5c35bda8f61

SHA-1:
1ff63730c0521622d05c7a859a787ea639b03e04

SHA-256:
0da3fc68561c44cc7b7c2dde27d663af04f55fe3b3ceb2fead25c76853386b78

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:
4/25/2024 10:53:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-837420
0.98/21136

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.APNToolBar
v2015.12.07.02

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dpfnyt
0.30.26.5051

File size:
2.3 MB (2,446,264 bytes)

Product version:
11,7,628,17726

Copyright:
Copyright 1999 - 2014

Original file name:
paltalk_messenger_setup.exe

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\hwe3gt6d.exe.part

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Paltalk.com

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/14/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/14/2018 5:59:59 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 8:16:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:OUkE8IEHw0BQXXuEQCHsEizZB5CMVttNiRNFgJoVsgcKPjmbGekk1507KQ:PFEw0BQeEFHsxX5CMVtHOyJoVkGD

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...
 
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Entropy:
7.9908

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

The file hwe3gt6d.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44536045_a729_r109723_p159.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44574039_a729_r109723_p175.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44596461_a729_r109723_p176.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44600350_a729_r109723_p159.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_vi_u44545233_a729_r1418_p166.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_es_r1111.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44592026_a729_r109723_p176.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44480736_a729_r109725_p180.exe

http://downloads.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_r83201.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_it_u44536018_a729_r1410_p166.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44535858_a729_r109723_p176.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_it_u44538550_a729_r1410_p166.exe

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

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_fr_u44516795_a729_r109812_p180.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44589892_a729_r109883_p175.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44556429_a729_r109882_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_it_u44585832_a729_r1410_p166.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44612605_a729_r109817_p173.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44560695_a729_r109883_p180.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44612023_a729_r109882_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44612969_a729_r109723_p176.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44603127_a729_r109746_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44505318_a729_r109743_p166.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44500109_a729_r109882_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44548655_a729_r109812_p159.exe

http://downloads.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_r132028.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_vi_u44562668_a729_r1418_p128.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44526515_a729_r109723_p153.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u44573273_a729_r109723_p159.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_ar_u44511303_a729_r109723_p176.exe

Latest 30 of 77 download URLs

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-30-217-104.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.30.217.104:80)

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