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firefox_helper.exe

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Chao Wei

The application firefox_helper.exe by Chao Wei has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Chao Wei  (signed and verified)

Product:
Firefox

Description:
Firefox Helper

Version:
47.0.52.223

MD5:
3c412bcb34e71df741fa28b667e20454

SHA-1:
caad3a2313a34abff14ea1808d97fba6145e82c7

SHA-256:
b9fb1ad5140e0b67cd967001febd570a28c3e66f80497c34772b5c9c406ceac9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/11/2025 2:58:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Elex.Chao (M)
16.11.2.23

File size:
280.7 KB (287,408 bytes)

Product version:
47.0.52.223

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2016 Firefox Authors

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\firefox\bin\firefox_helper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Chao Wei

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/19/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/19/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Chao Wei, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Beijing, S=Beijing, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3CED0BDE89F0F6D9E1DD710ACB0F0794

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/19/2016 5:54:01 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:fSwNi/SBnioMj2D+9pyShxAO25V9Vawj6F:fblBBMj2y9ppi9Awjg

Entry address:
0x115B4

Entry point:
E8, A2, 05, 00, 00, E9, 8E, FE, FF, FF, FF, 25, D4, F2, 42, 00, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, F2, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 70, 10, 44, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, F2, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 70, 10, 44, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45...
 
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Code size:
183.5 KB (187,904 bytes)

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