Closed Bug 764001 Opened 14 years ago Closed 9 years ago

mozilla-firefox.todownload.com offering 1 MB sized "Firefox" executable

Categories

(Marketing :: Trademark Violations, task, P3)

Product:
Marketing
Type:
task

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: Tobbi, Assigned: anthonia.ghalamkarizadeh)

References

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URL
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Details

(Whiteboard: under investigation)

Hello legal, mozilla-firefox.todownload.com/?gclid=CLrFrYSQybACFci-zAodpx1pYg is offering what they call a "Firefox executable". I haven't yet opened the file, but assume it contains either malware or adware.
Tomcat - Could you please check out the download from this site?
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Priority: -- → P3
Whiteboard: under investigation
(In reply to liz from comment #1) > Tomcat - Could you please check out the download from this site? I just let another contributor (Tanner) check this. It looks like it bundles Adware. No Firefox involved at all!
(In reply to Tobias Markus (:Tobbi) from comment #2) > (In reply to liz from comment #1) > > Tomcat - Could you please check out the download from this site? > > I just let another contributor (Tanner) check this. It looks like it bundles > Adware. > > No Firefox involved at all! It does have Firefox, the 1MB file is a downloader for Firefox (and some Babylon adware) - It lets you opt-out of the adware installation, though.
Is the Firefox the official build? Could you download again and take screenshots as you go? I'd like to see how obvious it is that you can opt-out, and where in the process that occurs. Thanks.
After download, it sends me here: http://cl.ly/2E1A353n1e2B3E2f0l14 Installer main screen: http://cl.ly/1C3x230C1w1X292w1e1X Step 2: http://cl.ly/3j2Z133f2z212R1U0E1H Trying to bundle more adware in step 2: http://cl.ly/28311I160w3k1D2y1F1R ...and then some more... http://cl.ly/3v3v1x0C1O1j1e0a1k2R Firefox is downloaded: http://cl.ly/1P3A2I2Z3V2z18113c0N Official installer, opened Firefox on new profile: http://cl.ly/0u1d3b3g003e443N1B1V Yes, the build seems official.
Someone just reported this site again on Twitter.
Outside counsel Anthonia is going to work on this, but we may not be able to stop this distribution.
Assignee: liz → anthonia.ghalamkarizadeh
This was resolved long ago.
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 9 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
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