Weather Hub

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 3,608
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 6,119
First Seen: November 4, 2016
Last Seen: September 20, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Weather Hub software from ClientConnect Ltd. is promoted as a widget for your Internet client that can enhance your new tab and provide relevant weather forecast at the tip of your fingers. The Weather Hub is promoted via free software bundles and ads on browser extension libraries primarily. You may install the Weather Hub widget unknowingly if you choose the 'Express' and 'Typical' option when installing a free software package. You may be taken by surprise to find that your new tab in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer loads Searchespro.com by default. The Weather Hub program makes its services available by modifying the new tab page settings of various browsers that are based on the Chromium and Mozilla projects. The new tab powered by Weather Hub offers a search bar that redirects users to Bing.com, links to weather forecast reports on Accuweather.com and resources at Wunderground.com.

The Weather Hub app by ClientConnect Ltd. behaves very similarly to the Local Weather Radar by SaferBrowser and the QuickWeatherAlert Toolbar by Mindspark. Additionally, the Weather Hub product is presented as an ad-supported software, which requires access to your bookmarks collection, Internet history and downloads log to enable the display of personalized marketing materials on Searchespro.com. As you can imagine, the ads on your new tab are based on your recent activity on the Internet and input on your favorite sites. The trade-off of using the Weather Hub app for free is that you are required to assists advertisers provide relevant commercials to your browser. If you want to know more, we suggest you read the terms of use and privacy agreements posted on info.searchespro.com/privacy-policy/ and info.searchespro.com/Terms-of-use. The Weather Hub software is perceived as a browser hijacker that transmits data from the 216.146.46.10 IP address, which is related to riskware, adware and other browser hijackers. If you are not comfortable with using the Weather Hub and Searchespro.com you might want to get the help of an anti-spyware tool that can remove unwanted apps and related tracking cookies efficiently.

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Registry Details

Weather Hub may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
http_www.weather-hub.com_0.localstorage
http_www.weather-hub.com_0.localstorage-journal
http_www.weatherhubpro.com_0.localstorage
http_www.weatherhubpro.com_0.localstorage-journal
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\@weather-hub

Directories

Weather Hub may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\WeatherHub
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\WeatherHub

URLs

Weather Hub may call the following URLs:

weatherhubpro.com

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