{
  "schema_version": "1.6.0",
  "id": "CLR-2026-3056",
  "modified": "2026-09-26T14:30:00.000Z",
  "published": "2026-09-26T14:30:00.000Z",
  "summary": "AliExpress Image and Video Downloader — a Firefox add-on that hijacks AliExpress affiliate commissions and reports your product clicks to alihelp.xyz, while declaring it collects no data",
  "details": "downloader@alihelp.xyz (v2.3.4) strips affiliate tags already on the URL and re-asserts its own s.click.aliexpress.com deep link via chrome.scripting.executeScript (Referer-preserving, up to 5×/tab), and POSTs each product click to alihelp.xyz/api/track — while its manifest declares data_collection: { required: ['none'] }.",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Firefox",
        "name": "AliExpress Image/Video Downloader"
      },
      "versions": [
        "2.3.4"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://research.codelake.dev/advisories/clr-2026-3056-alihelp-media-downloader"
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "name": "Sascha Klein, codelake Research",
      "type": "FINDER",
      "contact": [
        "https://research.codelake.dev"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "caseId": "CLR-2026-3056",
    "kind": "malware",
    "class": "Affiliate-commission hijacking · undisclosed telemetry (vs declared “no data collection”)",
    "severity": "Medium",
    "status": "Confirmed malicious",
    "iocs": {
      "ips": [],
      "hashes": [],
      "indicators": [
        "Firefox add-on ID: downloader@alihelp.xyz — “AliExpress Image and Video Downloader” v2.3.4",
        "Telemetry endpoint: https://alihelp.xyz/api/track (product_click beacons) · config: alihelp.xyz/api/ext/config",
        "Injected affiliate deep link: s.click.aliexpress.com/deep_link.htm?aff_short_key=_c4WvcFkP&…&connected_by=alihelp",
        "Package file: aliexpress_media_downloader-2.3.4.xpi",
        "Code markers: stripAffiliateParams(), scheduleRedirect(), trackProductClick(), REASSERT_DELAY_MS, MAX_ATTEMPTS_PER_TAB"
      ]
    }
  }
}