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stormwatchbrowser.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 stormwatchbrowser.exe by Local Weather has been detected as adware by 2 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-54-192-185-229.cdg51.r.cloudfront.net on port 443.
Publisher:
Local Weather LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.21

MD5:
708c2203c81b802a23113ddf93543739

SHA-1:
62d17ea70d682a6a239921947770c2220eae22da

SHA-256:
41ce2270b877ba31ca45ec5d8ea7664c8acaa89e4336ca0629a8d89fe04c2ed6

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 2:21:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.LocalWeather.R
14.9.16.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4793388
32938

File size:
392 KB (401,432 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.21

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\stormwatch\stormwatchbrowser.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:
9/9/2014 9:19:28 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:EG/SuzR2Ldgr9UckNYh7lA3dyCmA0LlB8y06z4PsIAOvjnSsMK:Sk5qrKZl+gCmPLQsQ31SsMK

Entry address:
0x1FA11

Entry point:
E8, B3, 6A, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, B8, 0E, 70, 42, 00, A3, B8, 0A, 45, 00, C7, 05, BC, 0A, 45, 00, 04, 67, 42, 00, C7, 05, C0, 0A, 45, 00, B8, 66, 42, 00, C7, 05, C4, 0A, 45, 00, F1, 66, 42, 00, C7, 05, C8, 0A, 45, 00, 5A, 66, 42, 00, A3, CC, 0A, 45, 00, C7, 05, D0, 0A, 45, 00, 86, 6F, 42, 00, C7, 05, D4, 0A, 45, 00, 76, 66, 42, 00, C7, 05, D8, 0A, 45, 00, D8, 65, 42, 00, C7, 05, DC, 0A, 45, 00, 64, 65, 42, 00, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, E8, 96, FF, FF, FF, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 05, E8, C4, 75, 00, 00, DB...
 
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Code size:
238.5 KB (244,224 bytes)

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

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-54-192-185-229.cdg51.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.185.229:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-45-84-141.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.45.84.141:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-28-192-217.eu-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.28.192.217:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-28-121-163.eu-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.28.121.163:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to usloft3607.serverprofi24.eu  (69.64.57.180:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-71-197.sea50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.71.197:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-70-100.sea50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.70.100:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to sea09s16-in-f4.1e100.net  (173.194.33.100:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to sea09s16-in-f28.1e100.net  (173.194.33.124:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to rtb02.us.dataxu.net  (50.23.159.133:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-01-sea1.facebook.com  (31.13.76.102:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to edge-liverail-shv-01-sea1.facebook.com  (31.13.76.100:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-176-235.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.176.235:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-209-209-214.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.209.209.214:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-133-157.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.133.157:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-220-8.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.220.8:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-174-129-16-151.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (174.129.16.151:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-21-247-67.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.21.247.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-21-203-243.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.21.203.243:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-155-127.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.155.127:80)

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