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firefoxhelper.exe

Western Web Applications, LLC

This adware background process is controlled and started by the Updater.exe executable (if the process is stopped the updater will restart it) and is desigend to install the addon within the Firefox wbe borwser and inject and popup various types of ad formats including pop-ups, inline text links and banners. FirefoxHelper is packaged with one of many a branded adware applications from Injekt. The application firefoxhelper.exe by Western Web Applications has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
WatchDog  (signed by Western Web Applications, LLC)

Product:
WatchDog

Version:
3, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
5367aa88c420670b5e8e067427ccad68

SHA-1:
19451fca12ceb8abf86a882f4e4a1bf46e922e46

SHA-256:
7434df6803b39c33b516362c9613d811466cfe014c10c254948c97caa48cc5ac

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 2:50:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
17.2.19.21

File size:
246.6 KB (252,568 bytes)

Product version:
3, 0, 0, 1

Original file name:
dog.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\rhelpers\firefoxhelper\firefoxhelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Western Web Applications, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/23/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/24/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Western Web Applications, LLC", O="Western Web Applications, LLC", STREET=640 E Grand Ave, STREET=Suite 129, L=Carlsbad, S=CA, PostalCode=92008, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
2A1B337726D509D16C17362E2E625DE9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/24/2013 7:31:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x160EB

Entry point:
E8, 68, 96, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 74, 12, 83, E8, 08, 81, 38, DD, DD, 00, 00, 75, 07, 50, E8, F8, D4, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, A1, 20, 29, 43, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 8B, 55, 18, 53, 33, DB, 56, 57, 3B, D3, 7E, 1F, 8B, 45, 14, 8B, CA, 49, 38, 18, 74, 08, 40, 3B, CB, 75, F6, 83, C9, FF, 8B, C2, 2B, C1, 48, 3B, C2, 7D, 01, 40, 89, 45, 18, 89, 5D, F8, 39, 5D, 24, 75, 0B, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 00, 8B, 40, 04, 89, 45, 24, 8B, 35, CC, 90, 42, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.3437

Code size:
159.5 KB (163,328 bytes)

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