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Guys, I like to check my task manager from time to time and I found this, is this normal, I feel its kinda suspect 

 

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23 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

Can you look into the details tab? You should be able to see the launch location, might provide more clues.

 

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This doesn't look great... but then again i'm not 100% sure what it all means 

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Just now, NastyFlytrap said:

Maybe windows decided to install some bloatware?

Its that or its software masquerading as an innocent weather app...

I'm really thinking the second honestly...

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18 minutes ago, GOTSpectrum said:

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This doesn't look great... but then again i'm not 100% sure what it all means 

Yeah, looks weird. You can also add the column "Image path name" to see where the process was initially launched from. A program running from the AppData directory looks a bit weird (probably because it would require admin permissions to install in program files…). Google search seems to think this is a program also known as WeatherBug that should be harmless, an ad-supported weather app. Not sure that's the one. https://howtodoninja.com/files/exe/weather-exe/weather-exe-virus-malware-uninstall-fix/

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Well I removed the default Weather.exe as i don't use it for anything anyway, will see if that dodgy looking thing pops up again. also running a security scan just in case 

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