WeatherCheck

WeatherCheck is an adware bundler that uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits. It uses aggressive, deceptive advertising.

General information:

Malware Name:	WeatherCheck
Malware Type:	Adware Bundler
Company Name:	www.x10.com
Company URL:	http://www.x10.com/
Threat Level:	Low Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation

Company Description:

www.x10.com provides you the software Weather Check makes getting the latest weather information amazingly easy and accurate. There s no need to download over-sized, memory-hogging weather browsers that contain advertising. Weather Check brings the latest local weather to your desktop in a small system-tray application that is accessible at anytime, regardless of what s on your screen.

Spyware Description:

WeatherCheck is an adware bundler that uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits. It uses aggressive, deceptive advertising.

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It shows advertisements. -> It may be bundled with other free softwares.

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for WeatherCheck
	Search at Bing for WeatherCheck
	Search at Yahoo for WeatherCheck

Processes Running:

wthrtray.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\WeatherCheck\WeatherCheck.lnk	1490	Shortcut
C:\Program Files\WeatherCheck\INSTALL.LOG	2538	Text Document
C:\Program Files\WeatherCheck\wthrtray.exe	54784	Application

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\x0f
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\x2f

Registry information Created after Installation: