84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove My Weather XP?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
87% remove it13% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0004%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 28.85 days
134.17 days >
Average installed length: 70.50 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0 100.00%

My Weather XP

Overview

My Weather XP is a program developed by Adknowledge. The main program executable is Setup.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 742.39 KB (760,207 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 96% of users of My Weather XP come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom.
  • 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 My Weather XP.
Setup.exe (acbc959972b6290552379d62db4427a0) has been flagged by the following 12 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AVG 2016.0.2938 iBryte
AVware 1.5.0.21 AdKnowledge (fs)
Baidu-International 4.0.3.15111 Adware.Win32.iBryte.SaMa
Bkav FE 1.3.0.7383 W32.HfsAdware
CAT-QuickHeal 11.15.14.00 PUA.Sailmachin.Gen
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0305 Trojan.iBryte.577
Malwarebytes v2015.11.01.09 Trojan.StartPage.MSIL
McAfee 5600.6594 Artemis!ACBC959972B6
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.6594 Artemis
Rising Antivirus 23.00.65.151030 PE:Trojan.StartPage!1.A1A5 [F]
VIPRE Antivirus 44922 AdKnowledge (fs)
Zillya 2.0.0.2484 Downloader.Upatre.Win32.56459
My Weather XP has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: My Weather XP
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\apps\2.0\8lddz2tq.2z5\c5at0wdy.ajq\mywe..erxp_3fc9ac0b77bf2b60_0001.0000_25b3d735d31af2c0
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Apps\2.0\8LDDZ2TQ.2Z5\C5AT0WDY.AJQ\mywe..erxp_3fc9ac0b77bf2b60_0001.0000_25b3d735d31af2c0\Setup.exe /u "My Weather XP" {5a
Estimated size: 742.39 KB

Program filesFiles installed by My Weather XP

Program executable:Setup.exe (Malware detected)
Name:IEInstaller
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\apps\2.0\8lddz2tq.2z5\c5at0wdy.ajq\mywe..erxp_3fc9ac0b77bf2b60_0001.0000_25b3d735d31af2c0\Setup.exe
MD5:acbc959972b6290552379d62db4427a0
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) Setup.exe - IEInstaller
  • My Email XP.exe
  • Newtonsoft.Json.dll (by Newtonsoft) - Json.NET (Json.NET .NET 2.0)

How do I remove My Weather XP?

You can uninstall My Weather XP from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program My Weather XP, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove My Weather XP.
  4. 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 75%
Win Vista (SP2) 25%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 87%
Keep it 13%
 
AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
70.50
Days

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 75.00%
Windows Vista 25.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 37.50%
Windows 8.1 37.50%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 25.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

95.83% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 95.83%
  United Kingdom 4.17%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 42.86%
Toshiba 14.29%
Lenovo 14.29%
Hewlett-Packard 14.29%
Acer 14.29%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite L75-B 12.50%
LENOVO 80G0 12.50%
HP HP 15 Notebook PC 12.50%
eMachines EL1850G 12.50%
Dell XPS 8300 12.50%
Dell Inspiron 530 12.50%

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