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pal_install_r110014.exe

Paltalk Messenger Setup

Paltalk.com

The application pal_install_r110014.exe by Paltalk.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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:
10,4,0,0

MD5:
3a468591551d90046a8019b1cab89812

SHA-1:
bbe9d6a363ab62aceb64f220c9d84e24d0704257

SHA-256:
e33a4056537d377dde6414dd96fecfddab35dcae3487a3b0da17952d069abd25

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
5/3/2024 7:58:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.0362

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
7.9278

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Spigot.A
v2013.12.28.10

File size:
15.1 MB (15,859,160 bytes)

Product version:
10,4,0,0

Copyright:
Copyright 1999 - 2013

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_r110014.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Paltalk.com

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/11/2012 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/12/2015 3:59:59 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 5:21:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:tMT9fizQ+vHHZ0I1P09nSP7e7diPhjpknHZ5Zru1X7WRZZ6OiAm4Q0EqsyUmwXhY:GlibZ5x3kcFk3ZSR4ZEErHYEUGuU

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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Entropy:
7.9997

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

The file pal_install_r110014.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u36526936_a729_r109726_p128.exe

http://taimienphi.vn/.../get.ashx?sid=452785B6D1C5DFE5F731C968622958C4&type=100&t=48D9BAB4D04544F315C99A85F8278A90

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u36279575_a729_r109817_p128.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_u36339414_a729_r109812_p114.exe

http://www.imfiles.com/.../pal_install104b530.exe

http://www.imfiles.com/jump.cgi?ID=755

http://www.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_r82005.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_r109860_a3000.exe

http://download.paltalk.com/download/.../pal_install_r110014.exe

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-23-23-100-107.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.100.107:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-174-129-28-15.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (174.129.28.15:443)

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