Should I remove Severe Weather Alerts?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
87% remove it13% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,069
United States Rank #2,069
Reach 0.1324%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 45.95 days
778.63 days >
Average installed length: 409.11 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.26.0.0 |
5.10% |
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1.25.0.0 |
0.54% |
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1.23.0.0 |
94.37% |
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Severe Weather Alerts
from Weather Notifications, LLC
What is Severe Weather Alerts?
Some versions of the Weather Notifications software bundles various potentially unwanted software such as toolbar and web browser extensions using the Tuguu DomalQ download manager. Once installed the software will display popup adds that are designed to look like the browser window but will display malvertising type adds warning you that certain software (such as Internet Explorer) is out of date and requires an update. If the user attempts to download the update it will install numerous adware toolbars as well as other potentially unwanted utilities.
The program generates random popup ads in a brand new custom web browser window.
About (from Weather Notifications)
The application automatically detects your location based on your IP address. Whenever there is severe weather forecasted in your area the application will display a desktop alert window with links to learn more about the threatening weather heading your way. As much as we would like to give our software away for free,... Read more
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Severe Weather Alerts.
SevereWeatherAlertsApp.exe (3ffea17aaa50096e3ea6def9b26d85f1) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14422 |
Adware.MSIL.StrongVault.A |
Comodo Security |
18148 |
ApplicUnwnt |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.9705 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.StrongVault.A |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Trojan.Adware.9be |
SevereWeatherAlerts.exe (53cee3cc1d172fd7f7ddb88ab5d24294) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.142.34 |
TR/Trash.Gen |
Dr.Web |
7.00.8.02260 |
Trojan.Damaged.1 |
SUPERAntiSpyware |
5.6.0.1032 |
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short] |
Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Bloodhound.MalPE |
Severe Weather Alerts has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.severeweatheralerts.net
Help link: www.severeweatheralerts.net/terms-of-use
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\severeweatheralerts
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SevereWeatherAlerts\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 902.04 KB
Files installed by Severe Weather Alerts
Program executable: | SevereWeatherAlertsBrowser.exe |
Name: | SevereWeatherAlertsBrowser |
Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\severeweatheralerts\SevereWeatherAlertsBrowser.exe |
MD5: | 65c5ac31bc867c0ac16a05002b78b110 |
Additional files:
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SWAUpdater.exe - Severe Weather Alerts Updater (SWAUpdater)
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SevereWeatherAlerts.exe - Severe Weather Alerts (SevereWeatherAlerts)
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trial.exe - Offer - Severe Weather Alerts
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uninstall.exe - Application
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SevereWeatherAlertsBrowser.exe - SevereWeatherAlertsBrowser
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SevereWeatherAlertsAppAPI.dll - SevereWeatherAlertsAppAPI
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(Malware detected) SevereWeatherAlertsApp.exe - SevereWeatherAlertsApp
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ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll (by ICSharpCode.net) - #ZipLibrary (SharpZipLibrary unlabelled version)
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
SevereWeatherAlerts.exe |
Memory: | 21.45 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0001497799% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00007139% | |
User CPU: | 0.00007839% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 24,091 | |
I/O reads/min: | 265 Bytes | |
SevereWeatherAlertsApp.exe |
Memory: | 40.14 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0002144439% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00014874% | |
User CPU: | 0.00006570% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 42,054,829 | |
Switches/sec: | 333 | |
I/O reads/min: | 44.19 MB | |
I/O writes/min: | 31.28 KB | |
How do I remove Severe Weather Alerts?
You can uninstall Severe Weather Alerts from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Severe Weather Alerts, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Severe Weather Alerts.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win XP 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 87%
Keep it 13%
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GLOBAL RANK
#4,069
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
55.90% |
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Windows 10 |
35.48% |
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Windows Vista |
5.94% |
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Windows XP |
2.68% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
42.87% |
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Windows 8.1 |
16.76% |
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Windows 8 |
13.37% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.43% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.28% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.74% |
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Geography
92.31% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
92.31% |
United Kingdom |
1.20% |
Germany |
1.00% |
Canada |
0.95% |
India |
0.59% |
Iran |
0.43% |
Australia |
0.41% |
France |
0.36% |
Italy |
0.28% |
Israel |
0.26% |
Sweden |
0.23% |
Spain |
0.23% |
Brazil |
0.13% |
DK |
0.13% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
37.18% |
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Dell |
25.44% |
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Acer |
12.28% |
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Toshiba |
10.60% |
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ASUS |
6.07% |
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Lenovo |
4.39% |
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Samsung |
2.17% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.13% |
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Intel |
0.74% |
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Common models |
HP 2000 Notebook PC |
7.65% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.38% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
5.38% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
4.03% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.41% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.00% |
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