Emsisoft Malware-Info
Name: Adware.Win32.Desktop Weather
Risklevel: Low Risk
Company: The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc - http://www.weather.com/
Description:
Desktop Weather is a potentially unwanted program that may track your online activities. It can install though without identifying you personally.
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More details about this danger:
Characteristics:
- It may track your online activities.
- It can install though without identifying you personally.
Installation: Installed through EXE
Process: DesktopWeather.exe
Screenshots:
Used folders:
- C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\The Weather Channel\Desktop Weather
- C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW
- C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Desktop Weather
- C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Framework
- C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\The Weather Channel
Used files:
- C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Desktop Weather\INSTALL.LOG
[35127 Bytes] Text Document - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Framework\TheWeatherChannelqx.exe
[204800 Bytes] Application - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Framework\wxfw.dll
[823296 Bytes] Application Extension - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Framework\wxfw.cpl
[1174640 Bytes] Control Panel extension - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Framework\WiseInstallUtility.dll
[262144 Bytes] Application Extension - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Framework\uninstall.bat
[99 Bytes] MS-DOS Batch File - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Framework\TheWeatherChannelSlnchr.exe
[112162 Bytes] Application - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Framework\TheWeatherChannelSetup.exe
[1580144 Bytes] Application - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Framework\TheWeatherChannelQC.exe
[207984 Bytes] Application - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Framework\TheWeatherChannelNE.exe
[478320 Bytes] Application - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Framework\INSTALL.LOG
[7697 Bytes] Text Document - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Desktop Weather\UNWISE.INI
[0 Bytes] Configuration Settings - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\The Weather Channel\Desktop Weather\Help.lnk
[1481 Bytes] Shortcut - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Desktop Weather\TheWeatherChannelCustomUninstall.exe
[167171 Bytes] Application - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Framework\UNWISE.INI
[0 Bytes] Configuration Settings - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Desktop Weather\eula.html
[16203 Bytes] HTML File - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Desktop Weather\DesktopWeather.exe
[715888 Bytes] Application - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Desktop Weather\uninstall.bat
[111 Bytes] MS-DOS Batch File - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\The Weather Channel\Desktop Weather\The Weather Channel Desktop.lnk
[1716 Bytes] Shortcut - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\The Weather Channel\Desktop Weather\Uninstall.lnk
[2098 Bytes] Shortcut - desktop+\The Weather Channel Desktop.lnk
[872 Bytes] Shortcut - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\The_Weather_Channel_Application.exe
[234278 Bytes] Application - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\TwcTbsetup.exe
[1227376 Bytes] Application - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\stubinstaller.ini
[17009 Bytes] Configuration Settings - C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Framework\TheWeatherChannelUpdate.exe
[281712 Bytes] Application - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\The Weather Channel\Desktop Weather\Settings.lnk
[1746 Bytes] Shortcut
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