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DesktopWeatherAlertsBrowser.exe

DesktopWeatherAlertsBrowser

Local Weather 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 DesktopWeatherAlertsBrowser.exe by Local Weather 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 DesktopWeatherAlerts by Local Weather LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Local Weather LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
DesktopWeatherAlertsBrowser

Version:
1.0.29.0

MD5:
ffb267e4e45ad4c0a634ca1566cf6539

SHA-1:
e9322b0dee4f4c0a322028f3ad6c1062dc033261

SHA-256:
cceeef30029cd66556f27eb956ee56219b98a538d0013b9cc1aaff7d0c1d54db

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:
4/23/2024 5:38:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.LocalWeather.BB
14.8.8.1

File size:
326 KB (333,864 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.29.0

Original file name:
DesktopWeatherAlertsBrowser.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\desktopweatheralertsbrowser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Local Weather LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/13/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/14/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Local Weather LLC, O=Local Weather LLC, STREET="250 Park Ave #504", L=Minneapolis, S=MN, PostalCode=55415, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
1E363E3CA4E0B46A71B002CFAF51DED1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2014 3:00:50 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Zp124RhyxYcQUqACyBA2FBBzHnUnDnjn8EdX:N2nqSFBZeX

Entry address:
0x36954

Entry point:
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[+]

Entropy:
4.5735

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
210.5 KB (215,552 bytes)

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

DesktopWeatherAlerts  by Local Weather LLC
The Weather Alerts app is a bundler that is installed with potentially unwanted software. It integrates with the user's web browser and displays advertisements.
www.desktopweatheralerts.com
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-214-16-226.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.214.16.226:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.networksolutions.com  (205.178.187.13:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to li749-158.members.linode.com  (80.85.85.158:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-lhr3.fbcdn.net  (31.13.90.6:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-85-173-50.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.173.50:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to s3-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.49.236:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ghs-vip-any-c1220.ghs-ssl.googlehosted.com  (72.14.249.204:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-lhr3.facebook.com  (31.13.90.36:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-245-110-171.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.245.110.171:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-244-89-23.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.244.89.23:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-214-22-56.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.214.22.56:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cvps12011085640.hostwindsdns.com  (104.168.137.57:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-43-75-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.43.75.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-43-69-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.43.69.163:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 100.20.211.130.bc.googleusercontent.com  (130.211.20.100:443)

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