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xpwthrbg.exe

AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.

The application xpwthrbg.exe by AWS Convergence Technologies has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Wise Installer installer.
Publisher:
AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Description:
WeatherBug

Version:
2.7.0

MD5:
730344d52a996e3fcb051eff2d73ea62

SHA-1:
54408f7eb0a8bdec240aea0c475d13ae24d8debd

SHA-256:
77fb7cc0fe471a2dfec29bd6eca2a2ae964db004858271b5d351c0eb55db3715

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/19/2024 1:15:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.AWSConvergenceTechnologies.I
14.4.2.23

File size:
1.7 MB (1,771,576 bytes)

Copyright:
2001

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Wise Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\logitech\resource center\installers\weatherbug\xpwthrbg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/17/2000 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/18/2001 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.", L=Gaithersburg, S=MD, C=US, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU="www.verisign.com/repository/CPS Incorp. by Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)96", OU=VeriSign Commercial Software Publishers CA, O="VeriSign, Inc.", L=Internet

Issuer:
OU=VeriSign Commercial Software Publishers CA, O="VeriSign, Inc.", L=Internet

Serial number:
53EAED972D73E937A668A63038219B58

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/1999 11:24:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:VxKaAKB2tyr0poEIL6CBGKc+6jBZkPFJQIk39+:5aNFIL6C0f+WBZ6FJQF8

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:
7.9953

Packer / compiler:
Wise Installer Stub

Code size:
512 Bytes (512 bytes)

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