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weather it up-helper.exe

The application weather it up-helper.exe has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Weather It Up by Phoenix Media which is a potentially unwanted software program. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider.
MD5:
2f2a8f13fd4e5f80049ced73794fbfe5

SHA-1:
71e5b043d9f1a067d12ef153ccd3ebd57a7da45f

SHA-256:
4641ab904a2ae6d723f97ab3905f029ce3c205e398a889b60238dc174153d85e

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Analysis date:
5/1/2024 3:12:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11453047
876

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.15398
7.11.158.214

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11453047
1.0.20.1270

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18804

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11453047
8.14.09.11.03

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11453047
11.2014-11-09_5

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11453047
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Crossrider
v2014.04.04.05

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11453047
15.0.0.762

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.U
14.4.4.5

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0701
7.2.254

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
27438

File size:
333 KB (340,992 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\weather it up\weather it up-helper.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/12/2014 5:44:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:/YnyRllQJVwX/8004g5wn/0Sd9Xlj8lepNSE1BDuMSuLc4BdTBf3N+Ck459L2sk1:/IZyt0/Sdf31BsWPdTBFp5dpC

Entry address:
0x26994

Entry point:
E8, DE, B7, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 68, FB, 44, 00, E8, 36, 5B, 00, 00, E8, 2A, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 71, B7, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, E3, 85, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4498

Code size:
247.5 KB (253,440 bytes)

The file weather it up-helper.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Weather It Up  by Phoenix Media
Displays advertising within the user's web browser on web pages where advertising would not normally appear. may be distribuited through OpenCandy.
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