Paltalk.com - 1.1% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a file that is digitally signed by Paltalk.com? If that's the case, please read on.
You will probably see Paltalk.com when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Paltalk.com with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Paltalk.com file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Paltalk.com:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Paltalk.com and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can see all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also examine the address for Paltalk.com, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2, Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA and UTN-USERFirst-Object has issued the Paltalk.com certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Paltalk.com Files
These are the Paltalk.com files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/54 | pal_install_r109860_a3000.exe |
| 2/48 | pal_install_a4650_r131001_p127000.exe |
| 1/57 | pal_install_u46178789_a729_r109813_p180.exe |
| 0/47 | ctrlkey.dll |
| 0/47 | interop.exe |
| 0/65 | pt_update_service.exe |
| 0/57 | exe94EA.tmp.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Paltalk.com files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ClamAV | Win.Trojan.Agent-1248170 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.D |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0409 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 375 scan reports for the Paltalk.com files. 4 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 729ee4ceb28a90bbf4b6792577437ee2
- 17b0c425187e4534e12b02b218563f46
- 5d525e441814fb0e334e07c2d0e57a48