PUP.WeatherBug
The detection of PUP.WeatherBug on your system indicates that a potentially unwanted program (PUP) has been identified. This type of software is not necessarily malicious, but it can still cause problems and compromise your system's performance and security. In this report, we will provide you with information about PUP.WeatherBug, its operating methods, symptoms of infection, and steps to remove it from your system.
Table of Contents
What Is PUP.WeatherBug?
PUP.WeatherBug is a type of potentially unwanted program that can be installed on your system without your knowledge or consent. It is often bundled with other software or downloaded from the internet, and its primary purpose is to display advertisements, collect user data, or provide unnecessary features. PUPs like PUP.WeatherBug can be problematic because they can consume system resources, slow down your computer, and potentially expose your personal data to third parties.
How PUP.WeatherBug Operates
PUP.WeatherBug operates by installing itself on your system and integrating with your web browser or other applications. It can collect data about your browsing habits, search queries, and other online activities, and use this information to display targeted advertisements or sell it to third parties. In some cases, PUP.WeatherBug may also install additional software or plugins that can further compromise your system's security and performance.
Symptoms of Infection
The symptoms of PUP.WeatherBug infection can vary, but common signs include unwanted advertisements, pop-ups, or browser redirects. You may also notice that your system is running slower than usual, or that your web browser is experiencing frequent crashes or freezes. Additionally, you may see unfamiliar programs or icons on your desktop or in your system tray, or receive unexpected notifications or alerts.
- Unwanted advertisements or pop-ups
- Browser redirects or hijacking
- Slow system performance
- Frequent crashes or freezes
- Unfamiliar programs or icons
- Unexpected notifications or alerts
How to Remove PUP.WeatherBug
- Boot your system in Safe Mode with Networking to prevent PUP.WeatherBug from loading and to allow for a more thorough removal process.
- Run a full scan with a reputable anti-malware tool, such as SpyHunter, to detect and remove PUP.WeatherBug and any related files or programs.
- Uninstall any suspicious programs or applications that may be related to PUP.WeatherBug, using the Add/Remove Programs feature in your system's Control Panel.
- Reset your web browser settings to their default values, including Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, to remove any unwanted extensions or plugins.
- Reboot your system and run another full scan with your anti-malware tool to ensure that PUP.WeatherBug has been completely removed.
Conclusion
Removing PUP.WeatherBug from your system requires careful attention to detail and a thorough approach. By following the steps outlined in this report, you can help to ensure that your system is free from this potentially unwanted program and any related threats. Remember to always be cautious when downloading software or clicking on links from unknown sources, and to keep your anti-malware tools up to date to protect your system from future infections.
Analysis Report
General information
| Family Name: | PUP.WeatherBug |
|---|---|
| Signature status: | No Signature |
Known Samples
Known Samples
This section lists other file samples believed to be associated with this family.|
MD5:
17613ccf224a772dde46a2303497f91d
SHA1:
9d29f6d2525022de8dba15b9af51ad1d72290413
SHA256:
6C142BD941F09D47B9CA01CE08CC7DC7BD344D3B7DD1575B92DA3C47ADB25DA9
File Size:
4.74 MB, 4741424 bytes
|
|
MD5:
759e3c2aa2a3060e2882f108fd1d2629
SHA1:
b039d9a3347e6cd007127afd46ae12598b6b9057
SHA256:
C31D1BDC0611BA26271C0633BD3CC846640E68CF511A31C96589B0D39D0987EB
File Size:
409.60 KB, 409600 bytes
|
Windows Portable Executable Attributes
- File doesn't have "Rich" header
- File doesn't have debug information
- File doesn't have exports table
- File doesn't have relocations information
- File doesn't have security information
- File has exports table
- File is 32-bit executable
- File is either console or GUI application
- File is GUI application (IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI)
- File is Native application (NOT .NET application)
Show More
- File is not packed
- IMAGE_FILE_DLL is not set inside PE header (Executable)
- IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE is set inside PE header (Executable Image)
File Icons
File Icons
This section displays icon resources found within family samples. Malware often replicates icons commonly associated with legitimate software to mislead users into believing the malware is safe.
Windows PE Version Information
Windows PE Version Information
This section displays values and attributes that have been set in the Windows file version information data structure for samples within this family. To mislead users, malware actors often add fake version information mimicking legitimate software.| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Comments | Web-based WeatherBug installer. It is safe to delete this control after the WeatherBug has been installed. |
| Company Name | AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
| File Description | MiniBugTransporter Module |
| File Version | 2, 0, 0, 14 |
| Internal Name | MiniBugTransporter |
| Legal Copyright | Copyright 2004 |
| Original Filename | MiniBugTransporter.DLL |
| Product Name | MiniBugTransporter Module |
| Product Version | 2, 0, 0, 14 |
Digital Signatures
Digital Signatures
This section lists digital signatures that are attached to samples within this family. When analyzing and verifying digital signatures, it is important to confirm that the signature’s root authority is a well-known and trustworthy entity and that the status of the signature is good. Malware is often signed with non-trustworthy “Self Signed” digital signatures (which can be easily created by a malware author with no verification). Malware may also be signed by legitimate signatures that have an invalid status, and by signatures from questionable root authorities with fake or misleading “Signer” names.| Signer | Root | Status |
|---|---|---|
| WeatherBug | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA | Self Signed |
File Traits
- x86
Block Information
Block Information
During analysis, EnigmaSoft breaks file samples into logical blocks for classification and comparison with other samples. Blocks can be used to generate malware detection rules and to group file samples into families based on shared source code, functionality and other distinguishing attributes and characteristics. This section lists a summary of this block data, as well as its classification by EnigmaSoft. A visual representation of the block data is also displayed, where available.| Total Blocks: | 1,001 |
|---|---|
| Potentially Malicious Blocks: | 1 |
| Whitelisted Blocks: | 961 |
| Unknown Blocks: | 39 |
Visual Map
0
0
?
0
?
?
0
0
?
?
?
0
0
0
0
?
?
?
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
x
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
?
?
?
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
0
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
0
0
?
?
?
?
?
?
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 - Probable Safe Block
? - Unknown Block
x - Potentially Malicious Block
? - Unknown Block
x - Potentially Malicious Block
Files Modified
Files Modified
This section lists files that were created, modified, moved and/or deleted by samples in this family. File system activity can provide valuable insight into how malware functions on the operating system.| File | Attributes |
|---|---|
| \device\namedpipe\wkssvc | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\msi5893.tmp | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\msi662f.tmp | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\msi9662e.log | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\microsoft\cryptneturlcache\content\62b5af9be9adc1085c3c56ec07a82bf6 | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
| c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\microsoft\cryptneturlcache\content\7b8944ba8ad0efdf0e01a43ef62becd0_be4bd7e6641a95d2301430201c58f3b3 | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
| c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\microsoft\cryptneturlcache\content\7d266d9e1e69fa1eefb9699b009b34c8_0a9bfdd75b598c2110cbf610c078e6e6 | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
| c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\microsoft\cryptneturlcache\content\8dfdf057024880d7a081afbf6d26b92f | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
| c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\microsoft\cryptneturlcache\metadata\62b5af9be9adc1085c3c56ec07a82bf6 | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
| c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\microsoft\cryptneturlcache\metadata\7b8944ba8ad0efdf0e01a43ef62becd0_be4bd7e6641a95d2301430201c58f3b3 | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
Show More
| c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\microsoft\cryptneturlcache\metadata\7d266d9e1e69fa1eefb9699b009b34c8_0a9bfdd75b598c2110cbf610c078e6e6 | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
| c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\microsoft\cryptneturlcache\metadata\8dfdf057024880d7a081afbf6d26b92f | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
Registry Modifications
Registry Modifications
This section lists registry keys and values that were created, modified and/or deleted by samples in this family. Windows Registry activity can provide valuable insight into malware functionality. Additionally, malware often creates registry values to allow itself to automatically start and indefinitely persist after an initial infection has compromised the system.| Key::Value | Data | API Name |
|---|---|---|
| HKLM\software\microsoft\systemcertificates\authroot\certificates\4eb6d578499b1ccf5f581ead56be3d9b6744a5e5::blob | ់㹧ৢ䗾鍗ᳺ ứ霞輫穆轙⊩㢅즔S c 愰ℰଆ虠ňŅᜇ〆〒ؐ⬊ĆĄ㞂ļ́ダ؟怉䢆蘁泽ĂሰူਆثЁ舁㰷āȃ쀀ᬰԆ腧Č〃〒ؐ⬊ĆĄ㞂ļ́翀 Ā ⨀ ب⬈Ćԅ̇⬈Ćԅ̇⬈Ćԅ̇⬈Ćԅ̇ँ Ā ⨀ ب⬈Ćԅ̇⬈Ćԅ | RegNtPreCreateKey |
| HKLM\software\microsoft\systemcertificates\authroot\certificates\4eb6d578499b1ccf5f581ead56be3d9b6744a5e5::blob | \ ص�6�hbu�B�Ҫ�7 N��xI� �_X �V�=�gD��h ~ �/-�� ����\L�A��T�a V e r i S i g n �e�����0 �C9��313b �ϫ~C��k&*����e������d��� * 0( | RegNtPreCreateKey |
| HKLM\software\microsoft\systemcertificates\root\certificates\be36a4562fb2ee05dbb3d32323adf445084ed656::blob | \ Ѐ 볝蚽㾜ࠛ컯퇄춈ᔻ ᰘ兘槹镹⍋ . Thawte Timestamping CA ਰࠆثԁ܅ࠃ 㚾嚤눯돛⏓괣䗴丈囖 晿煺硩騠ᑑ莝⃚ ꗨ뺘芄ﺎ炮ᔑ㔁뉶 ʥ | RegNtPreCreateKey |
Windows API Usage
Windows API Usage
This section lists Windows API calls that are used by the samples in this family. Windows API usage analysis is a valuable tool that can help identify malicious activity, such as keylogging, security privilege escalation, data encryption, data exfiltration, interference with antivirus software, and network request manipulation.| Category | API |
|---|---|
| Process Manipulation Evasion |
|
| Process Shell Execute |
|
| Encryption Used |
|
| Anti Debug |
|
| Syscall Use |
Show More
|
Shell Command Execution
Shell Command Execution
This section lists Windows shell commands that are run by the samples in this family. Windows Shell commands are often leveraged by malware for nefarious purposes and can be used to elevate security privileges, download and launch other malware, exploit vulnerabilities, collect and exfiltrate data, and hide malicious activity.
msiexec.exe /i C:\Users\Khwohhmg\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5893.tmp
|
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe c:\users\user\downloads\b039d9a3347e6cd007127afd46ae12598b6b9057_0000409600.,LiQMAxHB
|
