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stormwatchapp.exe

Weather Protector LLC

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 stormwatchapp.exe by Weather Protector has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program StormWatch by Local Weather LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-52-84-133-233.atl52.r.cloudfront.net on port 443.
Publisher:
Weather Protector LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.2.34

MD5:
7a164800f9756fc95939b237063af00c

SHA-1:
c5762e3ef6d6b2fbf34ddc9f1d1721863b1e1a46

SHA-256:
79b8306377cf31fdb001e6308c1fba7bd4aaa3356afea5210f58f54020cb6c2f

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 4:58:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
3.6.1.96

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.962
9.0.1.085

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.K potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11377

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
4/2/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15417

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.StormWatch.A
v2015.03.26.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Weather
15.3.26.15

Sophos
Generic PUA IJ
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0324
7.2.85

File size:
1.5 MB (1,555,992 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.2.34

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\stormwatch\stormwatchapp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Weather Protector LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/12/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Weather Protector LLC, O=Weather Protector LLC, STREET="101 Colorado St #2309", L=Austin, S=TX, PostalCode=78701, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00833BECDB30CAD96C0E0AC4DF14A0329F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/24/2015 9:48:56 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:l5o2NboQ+MutZIZzHT+NUngnG8lv+ojMTFHsrQ0yJg6eA0Y8L6UI3ZFxmLjTDzj1:82tod3QunGuv+eMTF2Q5Y7EZFx+wyOk

Entry address:
0x4CAC3

Entry point:
E8, E5, C7, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 00, C2, 53, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 83, 7D, 08, FF, 57, 74, 09, FF, 75, 08, E8, 30, A5, 00, 00, 59, 83, A5, E0, FC, FF, FF, 00, 6A, 4C, 8D, 85, E4, FC, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 19, C2, FF, FF, 8D, 85, E0, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, D8, FC, FF, FF, 8D, 85, 30, FD, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 89, 85, DC, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, E0, FD, FF, FF, 89, 8D, DC, FD, FF, FF, 89, 95, D8, FD, FF, FF, 89, 9D, D4, FD, FF, FF, 89, B5, D0, FD, FF, FF, 89, BD, CC...
 
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Entropy:
5.8997

Code size:
952.5 KB (975,360 bytes)

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

StormWatch  by Local Weather LLC
StormWatch is a potentially unwanted adware program that injects ads into the user's browser. This includes inserting into web pages or displaying ads over parts of existing web page advertisements, banners, coupons or text links that would not otherwise appear.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-239-172-169.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.239.172.169:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-83-84.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.83.84:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-85-142-241.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.142.241:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-83-124.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.83.124:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-85-107-12.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.107.12:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-84-64-91.ord51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.64.91:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-84-133-233.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.133.233:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-84-133-151.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.133.151:443)

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