Should I block it?

45%

45% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

4.0	9.09%
4.0	27.27%
4.0	4.55%
4.0	40.91%
4.0	13.64%
4.0	4.55%

(Note, Koyote-Lab Inc. publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

fTalk.exe

fTalk by Koyote-Lab Inc. (Signed)

Remove fTalk.exe

Version:	4.0
MD5:	12ddb4f25adc18d39f3ce9efd451c1ee
SHA1:	f10ea69a6123c29e7b5ddb73ca54b3a37ab91260
SHA256:	4246e1839f22010144e86dc42bf0811481adddd23858224bcef093d64fdc6141

What is fTalk.exe?

fTalk features an interface similar to Windows Live Messenger, with the basic chat functionalities. It displays all your Facebook contacts in a list, lets you access their profile and photos and also includes a few emoticons, though their design is a bit weird. You can also change your Facebook status from within the program.

Overview

ftalk.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This is typically installed with the program fTalk published by Koyote-Lab Inc. The file is digitally signed by Koyote-Lab Inc. which was issued by the Thawte certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	ftalk.exe
Publisher:	Koyote-Lab Inc.
Product name:	fTalk
Typical file path:	C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\ftalk\ftalk.exe
File version:	4.0
Product version:	4.0.0.3844
Size:	8.98 MB (9,421,424 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Koyote-Lab Inc.
Authority (CA):	Thawte
Expiration date:	Friday, February 21, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	Yes
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

fTalk

Koyote-Lab Inc

28% remove

“fTalk is a free Instant Messenger that lets you chat with all of your Facebook friends right from your desktop. The friends list displays friends that are online on Facebook at any given moment, and a tray notification is displayed whenever a friend comes online. You can both send and receive messages on Facebook without ever opening Facebook in a browser. When a message is received, fTalk plays a sound, and the message window opens up,...”

Behaviors

Startup files (user) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'fTalk' → "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\fTalk\ftalk.exe" -autorun

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.03002621%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.01703354%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.01299267%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	7,881 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	93/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	51.2 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	4.84 MB
Private (minimum):	2.5 MB
Non-paged memory:	51.2 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	146.64 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	194.68 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	2.64 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	53.03 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	5	12
Handles:	354	600
GUI GDI count:	64	103
GUI USER count:	15	49

Process properties

Tray notification:	Yes
Integrety level:	Undefined
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\ftalk\ftalk.exe"
Owner:	User

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