84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Storm Alerts Pro?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0002%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.47 days
374.98 days >
Average installed length: 197.02 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.6.0.0 75.00%
1.4.0.0 25.00%

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Storm Alerts Pro Version

What is Storm Alerts Pro?

This is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that bundles various additional offers during setup, typically ad-supported (adware) in functionality. The program will also randomly popup various advertisements in a window when the user uses their PC regardless if they are using the web browser or not. These advertisement windows will warn the user that products such as their Internet Browser are out of date and require a new download.

Overview

The most common release is 1.6.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 549.43 KB (562,620 bytes). The installed file SAUpdater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Storm Alerts Pro 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

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\stormalerts
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\StormAlerts\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 549.43 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Storm Alerts Pro Version

  • uninstall.exe - Storm Alerts Pro Version (Application)
  • StormAlerts.exe - StormAlerts
  • SAUpdater.exe - SAUpdater
  • ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll (by ICSharpCode.net) - #ZipLibrary (SharpZipLibrary unlabelled version)

How do I remove Storm Alerts Pro?

You can uninstall Storm Alerts Pro 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 Storm Alerts Pro Version, 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 Storm Alerts Pro.
  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 7 (SP1) 75%
Win 10 25%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%
 
AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
197.02
Days

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 75.00%
Windows 10 25.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 75.00%
Windows 8 25.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 75.00%
Lenovo 25.00%
Common models
LENOVO 4311 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard p6754y 33.33%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 33.33%

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