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SevereWeatherAlerts.exe
Severe Weather Alerts by Weather Notifications LLC (Signed)
Version: | 1.21.0.0 |
MD5: | 74b457db24e9a1677e0d841686f11c95 |
SHA1: | d281d5b53a07a24fc3f5a48862007ecb49f79f67 |
Overview
severeweatheralerts.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. This is typically installed with the program Severe Weather Alerts published by Weather Notifications, LLC and is most likely removed by most users once installed (87% removed). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Weather Notifications LLC which was issued by the COMODO CA Limited certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | severeweatheralerts.exe |
Publisher: | Weather Notifications, LLC |
Product name: | Severe Weather Alerts |
Description: | SevereWeatherAlerts |
Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\severeweatheralerts\severeweatheralerts.exe |
File version: | 1.21.0.0 |
Size: | 82.21 KB (84,184 bytes) |
Build date: | 7/2/2013 7:09 AM |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Weather Notifications LLC |
Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
Effective date: | Friday, June 14, 2013 |
Expiration date: | Sunday, June 15, 2014 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
.NET CLR: | Yes |
.NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
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Weather Notifications, LLC |
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Behaviors
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
- Shortcut to 'severeweatheralerts.exe'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00014978% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00007139% | |
User CPU: | 0.00007839% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 359 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 24,091/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 21.45 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 21.09 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 12.94 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 21.45 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 353.77 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 359.99 MB | |
Working set: | 17.55 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 23.18 MB | |
Page faults: | 18,920/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 266 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 74 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 2/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 8 | |
Handles: | 402 | |
GUI GDI count: | 6 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 6 | |
GUI USER count: | 2 | |
GUI USER peak: | 3 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
SevereWeatherAlerts.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.00046307% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00018743% | |
User CPU: | 0.00027564% | |
CPU cycles: | 11,388/sec | |
Memory: | 88 KB | |
ntdll.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00000686% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000457% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000229% | |
CPU cycles: | 10,301/sec | |
Memory: | 1.23 MB | |
mscorwks.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00000229% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000229% | |
CPU cycles: | 23/sec | |
Memory: | 5.68 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
50.00% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
50.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.00% of Severe Weather Alerts.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Sony |
66.67% |
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Acer |
33.33% |
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