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stormalertssetup.exe

StormAlertsSetup.exe

Weather Warnings 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 stormalertssetup.exe by Weather Warnings has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.storm-alerts00.storm-alerts.net.
Publisher:
Weather Warnings LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
StormAlertsSetup.exe

Version:
1.0.9.0

MD5:
7ac14bb5ed49656369774f07d37f7b51

SHA-1:
2020a294dcd8988a949f2f6c318f49fd6cd0de3d

SHA-256:
08864ff5924b52fb8d8d10a138bdba618bdd4c0d3551a5f744bde29aaf50c750

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 8:44:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.StrongVault
4.0.3.131226

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17641

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.StrongVault (variant)
7.9310

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.175.10881

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WeatherWarnings.Q
14.8.8.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1216
7.2.360

File size:
494.3 KB (506,200 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.9.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\stormalertssetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Weather Warnings LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/15/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/16/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Weather Warnings LLC, O=Weather Warnings 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:
00E8DB5153F5DF039D40C9CA815EC69821

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/JUfZUSf6QgbEiGddi//cAiNUNjhpp6PreEND+:/ihUq6v6d4sA6UNfkV+

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.2331

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file stormalertssetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://i.storm-alerts00.storm-alerts.net/inst/software/.../StormAlertsSetup.exe

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