StormWatch
What is StormWatch?
StormWatch is software application developed by Local Weather LLC. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 46.65% of installations running this operating system. StormWatch's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 18 files. The most common release is 1.0.1.36 with 41.51% of all installations currently using this version.
StormWatch is most popular in the United States with 66.70% of installations residing in this country.
About StormWatch?
StormWatch is a software application that injects advertisements into the user's web browser. It has the ability to insert ads into web pages, display ads over existing web page content, and show advertisements such as banners, coupons, and text links. Additionally, StormWatch communicates with its servers to check for new offers and to monitor and record the domain name of each page the user views, as well as the advertisements that appear on these pages and the ads the user clicks on.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in StormWatch.
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| AVware | 1.5.0.21 | Blinkx/SevereWeatherAlerts (fs) |
| Malwarebytes | v2014.11.20.02 | PUP.Optional.StormWatch.A |
| Symantec | 11/20/2014 rev. 5 | Adware.WeatherAlerts |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | 7.2.324 | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0908 |
| VIPRE Antivirus | 34942 | Blinkx/SevereWeatherAlerts (fs) |
Software Details
- URL:
- –
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\users\user\appdata\local\stormwatch
- Uninstaller:
- C:\users\user\appdata\Local\StormWatch\StormWatchappuninstall.exe
- Size:
- 1.00 MB
- Language:
- English
StormWatch Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- StormWatch.exe
- Name:
- StormWatch
- Path:
- C:\users\user\appdata\local\stormwatch\StormWatch.exe
- MD5:
- 4a733a67a57aabc854435c8537a62a8a
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
|
DLL
|
55936795fb9cd0dc84c6656b4bc5ec84 | |
|
EXE
|
708c2203c81b802a23113ddf93543739 | |
|
EXE
|
StormWatch.exe
Malware
|
4a733a67a57aabc854435c8537a62a8a |
|
EXE
|
1a1d7ba405dc78f4d825abef4806be8a | |
|
EXE
|
4cc3fcfbe7d7f88dfcbf454139e4ca52 | |
|
EXE
|
8ed9b0317748ef13b7ebde3be63521ca | |
|
EXE
|
98f9a4b31cce90362e3c59e1049753d2 | |
|
EXE
|
8e31249d88f781160386095d31a4fa29 |