StormWatch

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking:	6,539
Threat Level:	20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers:	15,319

First Seen:	September 18, 2014
Last Seen:	January 28, 2024
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

StormWatch was created by the Weather Protector LLC company where it is known to be a questionable program that supposedly offers ways to view the weather and weather alerts on a Windows PC desktop. The StormWatch program may be loaded automatically by means of installing random freeware or bundled software applications from the internet. When loaded, StormWatch may then run in the background where it may render several advertisements or messages on the screen. Use of the ads generated from StormWatch may cause unwanted site redirects or loading of pages that have questionable content and offers. Stopping the activities of StormWatch may require complete removal of the StormWatch program and all of its components.

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SpyHunter Detects & Remove StormWatch

File System Details

StormWatch may create the following file(s):

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#	File Name	MD5	Detections Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
1.	StormWatch.exe	4a733a67a57aabc854435c8537a62a8a	2,962
Name: StormWatch.exe MD5: 4a733a67a57aabc854435c8537a62a8a Size: 160.93 KB (160936 bytes) Detections: 2,962 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\StormWatch\StormWatch.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: January 23, 2024
2.	StormWatchApp.exe	7a552a82a5ec6d2b53a7930ee9764ca8	1,844
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 7a552a82a5ec6d2b53a7930ee9764ca8 Size: 1.14 MB (1147416 bytes) Detections: 1,844 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\StormWatch\StormWatchApp.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 31, 2023
3.	A0008450.exe	163a52b95746396568d1ad6fb94e8344	1,569
Name: A0008450.exe MD5: 163a52b95746396568d1ad6fb94e8344 Size: 1.46 MB (1465880 bytes) Detections: 1,569 Type: Executable File Path: C:\System Volume Information\_restore{8EACE45B-C48E-4A37-A55C-C32F4F7B3227}\RP15\A0008450.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: January 12, 2024
4.	StormWatchApp.exe	7825afd3aa30f0feb092a6080435f536	378
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 7825afd3aa30f0feb092a6080435f536 Size: 1.14 MB (1140760 bytes) Detections: 378 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\StormWatch\StormWatchApp.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 9, 2023
5.	StormWatchApp.exe	a9e61367ccedbbc5f2a4099f6d5e60aa	233
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: a9e61367ccedbbc5f2a4099f6d5e60aa Size: 1.14 MB (1140760 bytes) Detections: 233 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\StormWatch\StormWatchApp.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 25, 2022
6.	StormWatchApp.exe	8de45e72356f73e7ef52cea266e6ed52	90
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 8de45e72356f73e7ef52cea266e6ed52 Size: 1.14 MB (1140248 bytes) Detections: 90 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: September 18, 2014
7.	StormWatchApp.exe	2d8a89c8e082e49d3f1531423a7e90e3	72
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 2d8a89c8e082e49d3f1531423a7e90e3 Size: 1.46 MB (1468952 bytes) Detections: 72 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Program Files\StormWatch\StormWatchApp.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: May 28, 2022
8.	StormWatchApp.exe	76f13f75e76c58369dff54e21f61bc01	36
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 76f13f75e76c58369dff54e21f61bc01 Size: 1.55 MB (1559064 bytes) Detections: 36 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Windows.old.000\Program Files\StormWatch\StormWatchApp.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: October 28, 2021
9.	tsk0001.dta	8e1d5b57d86384027dbb7b73cab42552	14
Name: tsk0001.dta MD5: 8e1d5b57d86384027dbb7b73cab42552 Size: 1.55 MB (1556504 bytes) Detections: 14 Path: C:\TDSSKiller_Quarantine\30.06.2015_15.25.41\susp0019\file0000\tsk0001.dta Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 26, 2021
10.	StormWatchApp.exe	7a164800f9756fc95939b237063af00c	8
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 7a164800f9756fc95939b237063af00c Size: 1.55 MB (1555992 bytes) Detections: 8 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: August 10, 2018
11.	StormWatchApp.exe	e141efdb28e0b849d22c2d7a7cca9c79	6
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: e141efdb28e0b849d22c2d7a7cca9c79 Size: 1.14 MB (1147416 bytes) Detections: 6 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 26, 2016
12.	StormWatchApp.exe	a117b11ad8d0bc4d7538040c42b77b47	6
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: a117b11ad8d0bc4d7538040c42b77b47 Size: 1.46 MB (1465880 bytes) Detections: 6 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 27, 2019
13.	StormWatchApp.exe	88150236b0c9c3243becd18bdbd2cb17	6
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 88150236b0c9c3243becd18bdbd2cb17 Size: 1.55 MB (1555992 bytes) Detections: 6 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 26, 2016
14.	StormWatchApp.exe	2efb3c77aeecd6c6012b9b83ec4512a1	5
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 2efb3c77aeecd6c6012b9b83ec4512a1 Size: 1.14 MB (1140760 bytes) Detections: 5 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 7, 2023
15.	StormWatchApp.exe	1fac3117514f735eebce2f2f7a1e0924	5
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 1fac3117514f735eebce2f2f7a1e0924 Size: 1.55 MB (1555992 bytes) Detections: 5 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 26, 2016
16.	StormWatchApp.exe	2ef98441d03c9312c2ee02daa19ff446	4
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 2ef98441d03c9312c2ee02daa19ff446 Size: 1.73 MB (1730232 bytes) Detections: 4 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 22, 2020
17.	StormWatchApp.exe.vir	767d3a61548ec4099c4b93d10329b144	3
Name: StormWatchApp.exe.vir MD5: 767d3a61548ec4099c4b93d10329b144 Size: 1.55 MB (1555992 bytes) Detections: 3 Path: C:\Program Files\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files (x86)\StormWatch\StormWatchApp.exe.vir Group: Malware file Last Updated: January 28, 2024
18.	StormWatchApp.exe	a608009cc13a3bbf554d5daa90c090c5	2
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: a608009cc13a3bbf554d5daa90c090c5 Size: 1.14 MB (1140760 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: September 18, 2014
19.	StormWatchApp.exe	0f8018e304be16a280c7898ff2cebaad	2
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 0f8018e304be16a280c7898ff2cebaad Size: 1.15 MB (1150976 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 26, 2016
20.	StormWatchApp.exe	5ad1ce546285de707788a5417c9e9e89	2
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 5ad1ce546285de707788a5417c9e9e89 Size: 1.55 MB (1555992 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 26, 2016
21.	StormWatchApp.exe	6f2468abfa177ba4f40f692eb52c7a52	2
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 6f2468abfa177ba4f40f692eb52c7a52 Size: 1.55 MB (1555992 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 26, 2016
22.	StormWatchApp.exe	71dfa97b721ef1428896513b1d8a9ec7	2
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: 71dfa97b721ef1428896513b1d8a9ec7 Size: 1.55 MB (1556504 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: D:\Program Files (x86)\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 26, 2016
23.	StormWatchApp.exe	cf9332db9c497203d02fda0721e543e8	1
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: cf9332db9c497203d02fda0721e543e8 Size: 1.55 MB (1555992 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 26, 2016
24.	StormWatchApp.exe	acce8e4b01ebb51e1c9eeb4f77fbe5ac	1
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: acce8e4b01ebb51e1c9eeb4f77fbe5ac Size: 1.55 MB (1556504 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 26, 2016
25.	StormWatchApp.exe	a7fd2e0e469df85cbb6ddf2c0c317bb8	1
Name: StormWatchApp.exe MD5: a7fd2e0e469df85cbb6ddf2c0c317bb8 Size: 1.55 MB (1556504 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\StormWatch Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 26, 2016

Registry Details

StormWatch may create the following registry entry or registry entries:

CLSID

{4D6A5312-AB4D-41AA-8BED-0E019B87CA11}

File name without path

Uninstall StormWatch.lnk

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}

Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\StormWatchApp.exe

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\StormUpdater_RASAPI32

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\StormUpdater_RASMANCS

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\StormWatch_RASAPI32

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\StormWatch_RASMANCS

Software\StormWatch

Software\StormWatchApp

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\StormWatchApp.exe

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\StormUpdater_RASAPI32

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\StormUpdater_RASMANCS

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\StormWatch

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\StormWatchApp

SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\StormWatch Update Service

SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\StormWatch Update Service

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}

StormWatch

Directories

StormWatch may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StormWatch

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StormWatch

%LOCALAPPDATA%\StormWatch

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Weather_Protector_LLC

%PROGRAMFILES%\StormWatch

%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\StormWatch

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\StormWatch

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Weather_Protector_LLC

%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\StormWatch

%WINDIR%\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\StormWatch

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