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stormwatchapp.exe

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 stormwatchapp.exe by Local Weather has been detected as adware by 3 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-54-230-37-98.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net on port 443.
Publisher:
Local Weather LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.1.27

MD5:
7a552a82a5ec6d2b53a7930ee9764ca8

SHA-1:
a148fe16e5db3b6f67ac7bfeb0a918be9e3abec7

SHA-256:
fa4339530c8fbb1ffad7eb11b6e3496a305f51fe188e7a023c17fe1503453554

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:37:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.StormWatch.A
v2014.10.08.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.LocalWeather.N
14.10.8.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Blinkx/SevereWeatherAlerts
33724

File size:
1.1 MB (1,147,416 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.27

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\stormwatch\stormwatchapp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Local Weather LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/14/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/15/2014 1:59:59 AM

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:
9/29/2014 4:38:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZlOKJFUQAmdUSb02NcZjDZ5VuimYkCdL+/cX1qaLS+a77BsF:Zz5702GxbQ0C/x+a79sF

Entry address:
0x2C5F3

Entry point:
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Code size:
738.5 KB (756,224 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-54-230-197-102.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.102:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-217-143.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.217.143:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-217-154.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.217.154:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-87-90.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.87.90:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-197-49.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.49:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-87-94.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.87.94:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-217-104.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.217.104:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-87-171.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.87.171:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-15-149.ams1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.15.149:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-9-21.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.9.21:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-9-144.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.9.144:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-44-194.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.44.194:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-217-23.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.217.23:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-217-165.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.217.165:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-85-47-59.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.47.59:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-85-202-134.dfw50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.202.134:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-85-113-220.ind6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.113.220:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-37-98.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.37.98:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-37-60.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.37.60:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-37-40.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.37.40:443)

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