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Should I remove Paltalk Messenger?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
23% remove it77% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,748
United States Rank #12,574
Reach 0.0281%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.38 days
247.35 days >
Average installed length: 129.96 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
11.2.0 100.00%

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Paltalk Messenger 11.2

What is Paltalk Messenger?

Paltalk is an instant messaging service that enables users to communicate via internet chat, voice and video chat. It offers chat rooms and the ability for users to create their own public virtual chat room. Paltalk is available in three formats: Paltalk Messenger, the regular version most users use, Paltalk Mobile, the phone version, and Paltalk Express. It is Proprietary software. While basic services are free of charge and basic software is free to download, fee-based memberships and payable upgrades to more capable paid versions are offered by AVM Software, the creators of Paltalk.

About  (from AVM Software)

Paltalk is the world's largest video chat community, with over 4 million members. The free Paltalk download includes: Access to thousands of live video chat rooms. Room categories include music, politics, sports, religion and many more. Unlimited group video calls with up to 10 friends. Virtual Gifts--fun animations th...  Read more

Overview

It adds an extension to the user's Internet Explorer web browser. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named paltalk.exe. The setup package generally installs about 64 files and is usually about 36.74 MB (38,521,077 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.paltalk.com
Help link: www.paltalk.com/faq.shtml
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\paltalk messenger
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Paltalk Messenger\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 36.74 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Paltalk Messenger 11.2

Program executable:paltalk.exe
Name:Paltalk Messenger
Path:C:\Program Files\paltalk messenger\paltalk.exe
MD5:b71ec56691f8f4524ad4aa326960e41f
Additional files:
  • uninstall.exe - Paltalk Messenger Setup
  • pallauncher.dll - Paltalk Web Launcher
  • PalSkin.dll - Paltalk Messenger (PalSkin)
  • PalSkin1.dll - PalSkin1
  • PalSkin10.dll
  • PalSkin100.dll
  • PalSkin1055.dll
  • PalSkin1057.dll
  • PalSkin12.dll
  • PalSkin16.dll
  • PalSkin19.dll
  • PalSkin22.dll
  • PalSkin29.dll
  • PalSkin7.dll
  • paltalk1.dll
  • paltalk10.dll
  • paltalk100.dll
  • paltalk1049.dll
  • paltalk1055.dll
  • paltalk1057.dll
  • paltalk1066.dll
  • paltalk12.dll
  • paltalk19.dll
  • paltalk2052.dll
  • paltalk22.dll
  • paltalk7.dll
  • paltalk16.dll - Paltak Messenger
  • paltalk1041.dll
  • paltalk1042.dll
  • wbcdll.dll
  • PalTextCtl.dll (by Paltalk.com) - PalTextCtl Module
  • palsip.dll (by Paltalk.com) - Palsip module
  • ctrlkey.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer Extension
  • paltalk.exe is installed as an Internet Explorer extension using the class {4EAFEF58-EEFA-4116-983D-03B49BCBFFFE}.
Scheduled Task
  • paltalk.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5C32AA31-2E12-4E6C-95BE-2DA6D4F32C9F}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • paltalk.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Destination Folders\Messengers\Paltlak Messenger\Paltlak Messenger 11.4 Build 559\Paltalk Messenger\Paltalk Messenger\paltalk.exe'.

How do I remove Paltalk Messenger?

You can uninstall Paltalk Messenger from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Paltalk Messenger 11.2, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Paltalk Messenger.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Paltalk Messenger 11.2 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win 8 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 23%
Keep it 77%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#11,748

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 62.09%
Windows 10 28.16%
Windows XP 6.14%
Windows Vista 3.61%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 28.08%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.93%
Windows 7 Professional 12.14%
Windows 8.1 9.24%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.16%
Windows 8 4.89%

Distribution by countryGeography

40.77% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 40.77%
  Saudi Arabia 7.89%
  United Kingdom 7.21%
  MA 7.21%
  Australia 5.03%
  Canada 3.86%
  Belgium 2.52%
  Germany 2.52%
  DZ 2.35%
  Egypt 2.01%
  France 1.85%
  IQ 1.51%
  Italy 1.34%
  Jordan 1.01%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.10%
Dell 19.64%
Acer 19.64%
Toshiba 9.30%
ASUS 8.79%
Lenovo 5.43%
Samsung 5.17%
GIGABYTE 3.36%
Intel 1.03%
American Megatrends 0.78%
MSI 0.78%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.34%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.91%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.91%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE C660 2.91%
Acer Aspire 5750G 2.43%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.43%

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