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firefoxhelper.exe

Long Mile Solutions, 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 Long Mile Solutions 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 Long Mile Solutions, LLC)

Product:
WatchDog

Version:
3, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
824509c0e3c25b60092553ef86cd040e

SHA-1:
82425b25e6992f5f9c38a5a00d897eea4d21b799

SHA-256:
d7e4af78ebf70868f878c61de4448f5b24a3adc417142273d9e9d3b9b1573c5a

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:
4/24/2024 5:06:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt.LongMileSolutions (M)
16.2.8.5

File size:
417.6 KB (427,656 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:
Long Mile Solutions, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/26/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/27/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Long Mile Solutions, LLC", O="Long Mile Solutions, LLC", STREET=640 GRAND AVE STE E, 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:
53B89B8046F82D87A2C562F3D007CB45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2013 7:48:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:39Wc5kDd5CWQqHWIztFKMoFG6F19+IrNVsxE6n1Og7hauE5B5:39WcKCWvWktIt19rNVLq1OAE5z

Entry address:
0x300F2

Entry point:
E8, 28, D9, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, 3C, F5, 70, B9, 45, 00, 00, 75, 13, 56, E8, 71, 00, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 11, E8, C4, 5A, 00, 00, 59, FF, 34, F5, 70, B9, 45, 00, FF, 15, 7C, B0, 44, 00, 5E, 5D, C3, 56, 57, BE, 70, B9, 45, 00, 8B, FE, 53, 8B, 1F, 85, DB, 74, 17, 83, 7F, 04, 01, 74, 11, 53, FF, 15, 84, B0, 44, 00, 53, E8, 31, BF, FF, FF, 83, 27, 00, 59, 83, C7, 08, 81, FF, 90, BA, 45, 00, 7C, D8, 5B, 83, 3E, 00, 74, 0E, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 75, 08, FF, 36, FF, 15...
 
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Entropy:
6.4238

Code size:
294.5 KB (301,568 bytes)

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