Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
(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)
| Version: | 4.0 |
| MD5: | ccd5a11575169ae85ae095da0a1a77a7 |
| SHA1: | d895ea11ce950c2103c42170612162ddab74463c |
| SHA256: | ef491e0e0f11ba715f6dfae232534224806593c2fc90037104e75aba3005b849 |
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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including fTalk published by Koyote-Lab Inc, fTalk from Koyote-Lab Inc and fTalk 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: | 4.0.0.4326 |
| Size: | 8.99 MB (9,428,016 bytes) |
| Build date: | 8/5/2013 3:04 AM |
| 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 programs will install this file
“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
Network connections
[TCP] xmpp-shv-04-frc3.facebook.com (173.252.107.17:5222)
[UDP] listens on port 1162
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.05440398% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.03808278% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01632119% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,547 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 127/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 71.59 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 71.89 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.12 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 71.59 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 212.15 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 260.43 MB | |
| Working set: | 12.04 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 72.93 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 9 | |
| Handles: | 427 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 61 | |
| GUI USER count: | 43 | |
Process properties
| Tray notification: | Yes |
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\ftalk\ftalk.exe" -autorun |
| Owner: | User |
| Parent process: | Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
45.45% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
18.18% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
13.64% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
13.64% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
4.55% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
4.55% |
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Distribution by country
United Kingdom installs about 23.81% of fTalk.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
42.11% |
|
| Acer |
15.79% |
|
| Compaq |
10.53% |
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| Samsung |
10.53% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
10.53% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.26% |
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| American Megatrends |
5.26% |
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