Should I remove StormWatch?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
84% remove it16% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,272
United States Rank #3,002
Reach 0.1246%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.76 days
376.36 days >
Average installed length: 197.75 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.1.0.21 |
0.37% |
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| 1.0.2.55 |
4.81% |
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| 1.0.2.52 |
0.08% |
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| 1.0.2.50 |
0.16% |
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| 1.0.2.46 |
0.49% |
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| 1.0.2.44 |
0.33% |
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| 1.0.2.43 |
0.33% |
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| 1.0.2.36 |
0.90% |
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| 1.0.2.35 |
0.41% |
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| 1.0.2.34 |
0.20% |
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| 1.0.2.30 |
0.16% |
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| 1.0.2.29 |
0.49% |
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| 1.0.2.28 |
0.45% |
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| 1.0.2.26 |
0.45% |
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| 1.0.2.23 |
0.61% |
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| 1.0.2.22 |
0.94% |
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| 1.0.2.21 |
2.32% |
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| 1.0.1.41 |
3.58% |
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| 1.0.1.36 |
41.51% |
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| 1.0.1.27 |
16.09% |
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| 1.0.1.18 |
1.47% |
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| 1.0.1.11 |
0.69% |
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| 1.0.1.10 |
23.18% |
|
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StormWatch
from Local Weather LLC
What is StormWatch?
StormWatch is a potentially unwanted adware program that injects ads into the user's browser. This includes inserting into web pages or displaying ads over parts of existing web page advertisements, banners, coupons or text links that would not otherwise appear. It will communicate with the adware's servers to check for new offers and the placement of offers as well as monitoring and recording the domain name of each page the user views, the advertisements that appear on these pages and the ads the user clicks on.
Overview
The most common release is 1.0.1.36, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The primary executable is named StormWatch.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 18 files and is usually about 1.61 MB (1,684,947 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in StormWatch.
| StormWatch.exe (4a733a67a57aabc854435c8537a62a8a) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Blinkx/SevereWeatherAlerts (fs) |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.20.02 |
PUP.Optional.StormWatch.A |
| Symantec |
11/20/2014 rev. 5 |
Adware.WeatherAlerts |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.324 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0908 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
34942 |
Blinkx/SevereWeatherAlerts (fs) |
StormWatch 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
Displayed publisher: StormWatch
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\stormwatch
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\StormWatch\StormWatchappuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.61 MB
Files installed by StormWatch
| Program executable: | StormWatch.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | StormWatch |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\stormwatch\StormWatch.exe |
| MD5: | 4a733a67a57aabc854435c8537a62a8a |
Additional files:
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libcef.dll - Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library
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StormWatchBrowser.exe
How do I remove StormWatch?
You can uninstall StormWatch 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 StormWatch, 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 StormWatch.
- 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 10 45%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 84%
Keep it 16%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #4,272
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
46.65% |
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| Windows 10 |
45.96% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.20% |
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| Windows XP |
2.19% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.92% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
31.67% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.88% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.76% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.78% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.37% |
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Geography
66.70% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
66.70% |
| United Kingdom |
6.67% |
| Canada |
5.11% |
| Germany |
5.11% |
| France |
4.10% |
| Australia |
3.22% |
| Netherlands |
1.71% |
| Sweden |
1.24% |
| Spain |
1.18% |
| Italy |
1.09% |
| DK |
0.97% |
| India |
0.44% |
| New Zealand |
0.41% |
| Ireland |
0.35% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
36.69% |
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| Dell |
18.86% |
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| Acer |
17.24% |
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| Toshiba |
10.19% |
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| ASUS |
7.97% |
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| Lenovo |
4.34% |
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| Samsung |
2.49% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.57% |
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| Medion |
0.65% |
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Common models |
| HP 15 Notebook PC |
8.04% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
6.32% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
4.87% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.48% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.95% |
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| HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
3.16% |
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