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SW_Updater.exe

Software Updater for Storm Warnings

Storm Warnings

The application SW_Updater.exe by Storm Warnings has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “SW Updater”. This file is typically installed with the program StormWarnings by Local Weather LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Storm Warnings  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software Updater for Storm Warnings

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
649687343f0a3897a06dea999c7cf4d6

SHA-1:
a636768391b6558c0cfaaddd974a3577254f4fca

SHA-256:
e5c47e83381ea4bdb6e43e022192a4a62f8e61eb1c5a093f1c45b90c4ca8cb7b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:21:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt.StormWarnings (M)
15.12.15.1

File size:
497.8 KB (509,744 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
SW_Updater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\stormwarnings\sw_updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Storm Warnings

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/17/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/17/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Storm Warnings, O=Storm Warnings, L=Austin, S=Texas, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
620D61D6D56A0B5C1E10B099EE1892F1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2015 9:48:35 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:orjmRj1OTlseJ4QAXURLj2Of3pb3OqxeEFo:y4SeeJ0oL9f3pb3Deco

Entry address:
0x2C4F6

Entry point:
E8, 06, 0D, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 78, 2E, 47, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 48, 10, 47, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 78, 2E, 47, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
373.5 KB (382,464 bytes)

Service
Display name:
SW Updater

Service name:
SW_Updater

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The file SW_Updater.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

StormWarnings  by Local Weather LLC
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