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Forecaster.exe

Forecaster Weather Prediction Tool

Core Systems

Part of an adware web browser extension that delivers advertisements such as coupons, price-comparisons, display media, affiliate links, banners, popups/popunders and other links. The application Forecaster.exe, “Forecaster Weather Prediction Tool” by Core Systems has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Local Temperature by Core Systems which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

Forecaster.exe

Publisher:

Local Temperature (signed by Core Systems)

Product:

Forecaster (R) Weather Prediction Tool

Description:

Forecaster Weather Prediction Tool

Version:

1.1.0.11

MD5:

275ccc155ae506856b0ee5451196b056

SHA-1:

a87a4c318efc3bf5461e47c0fa21ee719ba333c5

SHA-256:

ad2b54843b31980223e0507217e5e22ec738005480c97b8b5b08d921f4641519

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:

11/5/2024 4:50:39 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Weather.CoreSyst (M)

16.4.30.9

File size:

161 KB (164,904 bytes)

Product version:

1.1.0.11

Original file name:

Forecaster.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\localtemperature\forecaster.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Core Systems

Authority:

GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:

6/17/2014 3:26:02 PM

Valid to:

6/17/2015 3:26:02 PM

Subject:

CN=Core Systems, O=Core Systems, L=Austin, S=Texas, C=US

Issuer:

CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:

4B1F1B2C0AF57F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/18/2010 5:47:59 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:/T96QCrt0BHn9NbopVSmKxiZHF8s7MtlVT/:r8TGHn3UpVSmrNcl5/

Entry address:

0xD4E9

Entry point:

E8, 97, 6A, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 56, E8, CF, 14, 00, 00, 50, E8, 18, 6B, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 74, 7C, E8, EB, C3, FF, FF, 83, C0, 20, 3B, F0, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 0F, E8, DB, C3, FF, FF, 83, C0, 40, 3B, F0, 75, 60, 33, C0, 40, FF, 05, 20, 6F, 42, 00, F7, 46, 0C, 0C, 01, 00, 00, 75, 4E, 53, 57, 8D, 3C, 85, 30, 6F, 42, 00, 83, 3F, 00, BB, 00, 10, 00, 00, 75, 20, 53, E8, A5, 16, 00, 00, 59, 89, 07, 85, C0, 75, 13, 8D, 46, 14, 6A, 02, 89, 46, 08, 89, 06, 58, 89, 46... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.5638

Code size:

118 KB (120,832 bytes)

The file Forecaster.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Local Temperature by Core Systems

Install advertising in the browser. From the EULA/Terms: "The free version of the Software is supported by advertising. Accordingly, the Site and the free version of the Software may provide third party content, advertising and services, and links thereto (e.g.

localtemperature.net

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