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WeatherBug

The application weatherbugsetup.exe, “WeatherBug Installation ” by WeatherBug has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Earth Networks, Inc.   (signed by WeatherBug)

Product:
WeatherBug®

Description:
WeatherBug Installation

Version:
10.0.7.4

MD5:
3000d7919fc6d9288cfb541ab41fcec0

SHA-1:
c30a3be0f841139b8c033a4997890f55afaffd83

SHA-256:
43ae3580a3d54df91d89441e35083acf9d1a4ea524da5c16fc4e1a650573c8a4

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:41:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.041

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask potentially unsafe application
10.7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.dbxlkz
0.28.2.62286

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WeatherBug.Installer (M)
16.2.10.12

File size:
3.2 MB (3,390,776 bytes)

Product version:
10.0.7.4 0

Copyright:
All rights reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\weatherbugsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WeatherBug

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/15/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/30/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WeatherBug, OU=Consumer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WeatherBug, L=Gaithersburg, S=Maryland, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6EC929230A6A4AC487B2FE40F8468FDD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/11/2012 2:51:25 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:t5dUIOyhYzOQ4WP4zQmFjg9sv5yVoT6G68AH9MgMErnNM:t5dUI1IOQ8kv+JA2gMEC

Entry address:
0x12C10

Entry point:
6A, 60, 68, B8, A2, 41, 00, E8, C0, 03, 00, 00, BF, 94, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C7, E8, 28, 18, 00, 00, 89, 65, E8, 8B, F4, 89, 3E, 56, FF, 15, E8, A0, 41, 00, 8B, 4E, 10, 89, 0D, 24, 0D, 42, 00, 8B, 46, 04, A3, 30, 0D, 42, 00, 8B, 56, 08, 89, 15, 34, 0D, 42, 00, 8B, 76, 0C, 81, E6, FF, 7F, 00, 00, 89, 35, 28, 0D, 42, 00, 83, F9, 02, 74, 0C, 81, CE, 00, 80, 00, 00, 89, 35, 28, 0D, 42, 00, C1, E0, 08, 03, C2, A3, 2C, 0D, 42, 00, 33, F6, 56, 8B, 3D, A8, A1, 41, 00, FF, D7, 66, 81, 38, 4D, 5A, 75, 1F, 8B, 48, 3C, 03...
 
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Entropy:
7.9582

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.0

Code size:
97 KB (99,328 bytes)

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