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Firefox 89.0.1 Checksum

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MaxTheSaxguy
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I downloaded Firefox 89.0.1 via Microsoft Edge from the regular mozilla.org site.

I was redirected to this site after the download started: https://cdn.stubdownloader.services.mozilla.com/builds/firefox-stub/de/win/[...]/Firefox%20Installer.exe

I was confused when I saw, that the sha256 checksum mismatched with the one in the repository. Also after multiply downloads from the mentioned site, I recognized all installation files had different checksums.

Is this a bug or a malicious firefox download? Or smth else?

Thanks in advance.

I downloaded Firefox 89.0.1 via Microsoft Edge from the regular mozilla.org site. I was redirected to this site after the download started: https://cdn.stubdownloader.services.mozilla.com/builds/firefox-stub/de/win/[...]/Firefox%20Installer.exe I was confused when I saw, that the sha256 checksum mismatched with the one in the repository. Also after multiply downloads from the mentioned site, I recognized all installation files had different checksums. Is this a bug or a malicious firefox download? Or smth else? Thanks in advance.

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Gekose oplossing

I've heard about it, see:

The file should be safe. The hypothesis is that Moz attaches something to recognize a download source or to measure a marketing campaign metric.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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To control which download you get, it might be simpler to use this server:

MaxTheSaxguy
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Thank you for your answer.

My question is more about why the SHA256 checksums change constantly with each download and if a download via https://cdn.stubdownloader.services.mozilla.com/ is safe or not.

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TyDraniu
TyDraniu
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Gekose oplossing

I've heard about it, see:

The file should be safe. The hypothesis is that Moz attaches something to recognize a download source or to measure a marketing campaign metric.