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firefoxhelper.exe

Big Water 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 Big Water 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 Big Water Applications, LLC)

Product:
WatchDog

Version:
3, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
59b00222baf5d6f0db0a9787944824a7

SHA-1:
f6d4f69b4c8312f6e71c93423f5f5a4704f94eaa

SHA-256:
cae245b49ce312a5c9cb6b1be781734a3969a05c2b34a54898df9c59f775ad34

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:
4/26/2024 4:01:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BigWaterApplications.N
14.10.31.19

File size:
420.6 KB (430,696 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:
Big Water Applications, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/21/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/22/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Big Water Applications, LLC", O="Big Water Applications, LLC", STREET=640 Grand Ave, STREET=Suite 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:
0088DD6A4DF46D819C84B9E99D7A0530C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2013 10:35:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sGMg+tea132sMJaEgWdlDr6ML2IjovGNvE:sGON2BarWPr6C9oiE

Entry address:
0x30662

Entry point:
E8, 88, DF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, 3C, F5, 70, C9, 45, 00, 00, 75, 13, 56, E8, 71, 00, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 11, E8, 74, 5B, 00, 00, 59, FF, 34, F5, 70, C9, 45, 00, FF, 15, 78, C0, 44, 00, 5E, 5D, C3, 56, 57, BE, 70, C9, 45, 00, 8B, FE, 53, 8B, 1F, 85, DB, 74, 17, 83, 7F, 04, 01, 74, 11, 53, FF, 15, 80, C0, 44, 00, 53, E8, 01, BC, FF, FF, 83, 27, 00, 59, 83, C7, 08, 81, FF, 90, CA, 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:
6.4193

Code size:
297 KB (304,128 bytes)

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