{
  "schema_version": "1.6.0",
  "id": "CLR-2026-3054",
  "modified": "2026-09-26T13:27:05.799Z",
  "published": "2026-09-26T13:27:05.799Z",
  "summary": "AliHelp — a Firefox “AliExpress shopping assistant” that hijacks affiliate commissions and tracks your shopping",
  "details": "alihelp@alihelp.xyz (v2.0.5, distributed as aliexpress_shopping_assistant-2.0.5.xpi) silently rewrites AliExpress product tabs — stripping any affiliate tag already on the URL and re-asserting its own s.click.aliexpress.com deep link up to 5× per tab — to divert commissions from other creators, and POSTs each product click + referrer to alihelp.xyz.",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Firefox",
        "name": "AliHelp"
      },
      "versions": [
        "2.0.5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://research.codelake.dev/advisories/clr-2026-3054-alihelp"
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "name": "Sascha Klein, codelake Research",
      "type": "FINDER",
      "contact": [
        "https://research.codelake.dev"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "caseId": "CLR-2026-3054",
    "kind": "malware",
    "class": "Affiliate-commission hijacking · undisclosed tracking",
    "severity": "Medium",
    "status": "Confirmed malicious",
    "iocs": {
      "ips": [],
      "hashes": [],
      "indicators": [
        "Firefox add-on ID: alihelp@alihelp.xyz — “AliHelp – AliExpress Shopping Assistant” v2.0.5",
        "Telemetry + config endpoint: https://alihelp.xyz/api/ext",
        "Injected affiliate deep link: s.click.aliexpress.com/deep_link.htm?aff_short_key=<AliHelp key>&dl_target_url=…",
        "Package file: aliexpress_shopping_assistant-2.0.5.xpi",
        "Code markers: stripAffiliateParams(), scheduleRedirect(), trackProductClick(), REASSERT_DELAY_MS, MAX_ATTEMPTS_PER_TAB"
      ]
    }
  }
}