Closed Bug 466304 Opened 17 years ago Closed 15 years ago

browser1.de claims to offer "offical Firefox version" for download, but hash is different

Categories

(Marketing :: Trademark Violations, task)

Product:
Marketing
Type:
task
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED INVALID

People

(Reporter: aryx, Assigned: jmartin)

References

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Details

1. Go to http://www.browser1.de/ 2. Read the title: "Firefox Download: Offizielle deutsche Mozilla Firefox Download Version." (Translated: "Official German Mozilla Firefox Download Version" 3. Download Firefox and calculate md5: 2A8C4EFFC2DE869416C80721947F3ABC Firefox_Setup_3.0.4-de.exe 4. Compare with official Firefox version from mozilla.org: E0FD5911F338AE19D43072E0871A9889 Firefox Setup 3.0.4 - de.exe By the way, the footer is also confusing: "Firefox® is a registered trademark of the Mozilla Foundation coders of the Seamonkey | Browser1.de steht in keiner Beziehung zur Mozilla Firefox 2009 Foundation." = not related What is the the "Mozilla Firefox 2009 Foundation"? | Browserspiele | Impressum | Copyright Sven Lubek, Covus GmbH & Co.KG Mozilla Firefox | This looks like they wanted to forget the " | " here.
A friend tested this installation and told me that it installs the Yahoo toolbar without asking the user.
Assignee: hecker → cbrady
Component: Licensing → Trademark Violations
Product: mozilla.org → Marketing
Version: other → unspecified
Assignee: cbrady → jmartin
QA Contact: gerv → trademark.violations
Per Tomcat the download available from this site is an authorized Yahoo build: "Its a legitimate Download Site, they offer the Yahoo Repack Bundle - so its a Partner Build and the customizations are signed - off by us." The footer has also been fixed.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 15 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
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