minibuginstaller.exe

AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.

The application minibuginstaller.exe, “WeatherBug Installer” by AWS Convergence Technologies has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Wise Installer installer.
Publisher:
AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Description:
WeatherBug Installer

Version:
1.0

MD5:
4517c6801d486f40c52c91475d06af14

SHA-1:
eda88ae65085783662d7d4d41e6cdd69bc1dfdb7

SHA-256:
1c38ab27043c4e7952744d5abcf62ecf005c8f4246a44e6ac7f6afffc99bc94f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
While not adware or malicious, WeatherBug is typically bundled with various 3rd-party download managers as an offer which might be potentailly unwanted.

Analysis date:
7/1/2025 9:44:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.AWSConve.Installer
16.8.16.17

File size:
256.2 KB (262,304 bytes)

Copyright:
2001

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Wise Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\weather bug\minibuginstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/25/2001 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/24/2002 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, CN="AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.", L=Gaithersburg, S=MD, C=US, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU="www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. by Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)98", OU=VeriSign Commercial Software Publishers CA, O="VeriSign, Inc.", L=Internet

Issuer:
OU=VeriSign Commercial Software Publishers CA, O="VeriSign, Inc.", L=Internet

Serial number:
6FEF18941B90342348D733149773385A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/1999 1:24:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:DCV/stAakha4hR54Xb4kuIgOmQgROTXSXqo:uFJaSf4XNuIorROTXiqo

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 78, 05, 00, 00, 53, 56, BE, 04, 01, 00, 00, 57, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 56, 33, DB, 50, 53, FF, 15, 34, 20, 40, 00, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 56, 50, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 30, 20, 40, 00, 8B, 3D, 2C, 20, 40, 00, 53, 53, 6A, 03, 53, 6A, 01, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 50, FF, D7, 83, F8, FF, 89, 45, FC, 0F, 84, 7B, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FC, FF, FF, 50, 56, FF, 15, 28, 20, 40, 00, 8D, 85, 98, FE, FF, FF, 50, 53, 8D, 85, 90, FC, FF, FF, 68, 10, 30, 40, 00, 50...
 
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Entropy:
7.9295

Packer / compiler:
Wise Installer Stub

Code size:
512 Bytes (512 bytes)

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