Name: Paltalk Category: Low Risk Adware Alias: PALPLUS6 Advice: Keep Risk: Low Risk Low risk threats pose a very low risk or no immediate danger to your computer or your privacy, however these types of applications may profile user online habits, but only according to specific privacy policies stated in the applications End-User License. These types of threats generally borderline on being a threat to being a standard application that has a complex license agreement that you knowingly installed. Description: Paltalk is an advertising-supported instant messaging client. To install Paltalk, users must either visit the Paltalk home page (http://www.paltalk.com/) or a major download site such as CNET's Download.com, where they can download and run a traditional setup executable. Paltalk is not bundled with any other "freeware" programs such as KaZaA or Grokster, nor is it installed via automated "drive-by-downloads" at third-party web sites. Neither the Paltalk web site nor the Paltalk installation process provide adequate notice to users of the advertising-supported nature of the program or the invasive data collection and transmission practices. These installation and privacy practices are disclosed only in the End User License Agreement (EULA) (http://www.paltalk.com/PalTalkSite/terms.html) and Privacy Policy (http://www.paltalk.com/PalTalkSite/privacy.html). Signatures: process: client.exe: MD5 Hash: 0b16b9013ba625e3431... process: paltalk.exe: MD5 Hash: b05d61bb5d182ee81b0... process: server.exe: MD5 Hash: afa6ca64331bff0cf7d... process: server2.exe: MD5 Hash: 964517c8fbda030c65a... process: server3.exe: MD5 Hash: 12807667f81deba4193... process: server4.exe: MD5 Hash: 49b5f9bc5ef9779bbb4... process: server5.exe: MD5 Hash: 2157b7ae49d9e086f43... process: server6.exe: MD5 Hash: 971654b5f144ad7ead8... process: server7.exe: MD5 Hash: 29955998ee45a8a7ddb... process: paltalk7.exe: MD5 Hash: ... process: palnet.exe: MD5 Hash: 07f7d27828617359fee... process: pal_install_cnet.exe: MD5 Hash: 2483308c54de1347814... process: pnetaware.exe: MD5 Hash: c05800ec72ee8de97df... process: palupdate.exe: MD5 Hash: 052772992b24423e6db... process: paltalk.exe: MD5 Hash: dbde400b332fae324d9... process: palstart.exe: MD5 Hash: eaf0d11b94ec51b8057... process: palstart.exe: MD5 Hash: 4e356966c69fed0b4cc... process: install_paltalk.exe: MD5 Hash: 9d092177f8cb043735b... process: install_paltalk.exe: MD5 Hash: 9d092177f8cb043735b... process: irsetup.exe: MD5 Hash: ... process: irsetup.exe: MD5 Hash: ... process: palstart.exe: MD5 Hash: 4012df4000db3f44764... process: palstart.exe: MD5 Hash: 4012df4000db3f44764.. Type: Low Risk Adware - Low risk adware is an adware application that is designed to potential show advertisements via popups. However, this type of adware program is installed with the user's knowledge and conforms to the programs EULA which is usually presented to the user prior to download and during installation. A low risk adware program will not transmit personal or identifiable information.