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wxbug.exe

AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.

The application wxbug.exe, “WeatherBug Installer” by AWS Convergence Technologies has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Wise Installer installer.
Publisher:
AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Description:
WeatherBug Installer

Version:
2.0

MD5:
e0d92ac5fdd264e4ed40d45c75934f1b

SHA-1:
df5a295aff4d647bb18f7fc3bd8638c9aa696b03

SHA-256:
5bcc7cb248fe837934297296d25322fc8f86ddcf58f2e60dbdcce36d6f5ffeaa

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
While not adware or malicious, WeatherBug is typically bundled with various 3rd-party download managers as an offer which might be potentailly unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:22:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.WBug
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Adware.Aws
9.0.1.0156

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.WBug
8.9888

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/WBug
6/5/2014

F-Prot
W32/Wbug.A@dro
v6.4.7.1.166

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.F
14.6.5.19

Sophos
DataApp
4.98

File size:
283.2 KB (289,968 bytes)

Copyright:
2001-2004

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Wise Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\aim\sysfiles\wxbug.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/21/2003 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/4/2004 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.", L=Gaithersburg, S=MD, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2001 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)01, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc."

Serial number:
7AA386598472E30AAFC5071E7689575A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/1999 3:24:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:O4I5DAzvOTKJxK/m3doYQpJhJuIcrKE8aK:85DAjOKJxK/m3do9sLZK

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 78, 05, 00, 00, 53, 56, BE, 04, 01, 00, 00, 57, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 56, 33, DB, 50, 53, FF, 15, 34, 20, 40, 00, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 56, 50, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 30, 20, 40, 00, 8B, 3D, 2C, 20, 40, 00, 53, 53, 6A, 03, 53, 6A, 01, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 50, FF, D7, 83, F8, FF, 89, 45, FC, 0F, 84, 7B, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FC, FF, FF, 50, 56, FF, 15, 28, 20, 40, 00, 8D, 85, 98, FE, FF, FF, 50, 53, 8D, 85, 90, FC, FF, FF, 68, 10, 30, 40, 00, 50...
 
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Entropy:
7.9425

Packer / compiler:
Wise Installer Stub

Code size:
512 Bytes (512 bytes)

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