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b-update.exe

Babylon

Babylon Ltd.

This is part of the Babylon web browser toolbar and extension that will modify the browser's default search provider, DNS, and home page functions. The application b-update.exe, “Babylon Download Utility” has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.

Product:
Babylon

Description:
Babylon Download Utility

Version:
3.2.0.2

MD5:
4b521478efd0e034f7fe9c0e727846c4

SHA-1:
7902337a1123fa54007d5790b551c621867f88ae

SHA-256:
7673d0f4496cedc24783506c4e648fce382b2df47233e3196910131e7da42740

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 7:14:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon
15.3.31.0

File size:
378.5 KB (387,584 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 1997-98 Babylon Ltd., HeadLight Software.

Original file name:
BABYLOAD

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\babylon translator\updates\b-update.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/17/2000 8:15:21 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:yIPr91K/6ltr/mNDcSZ8Q5ApNE67BDvp2/0OOtPWoiXifB9R+:VPrnK/6j0Dck8k0E67BDvpFgoc0+

Entry address:
0x1AA20

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 38, 31, 44, 00, 68, 58, DA, 41, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, A8, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 9C, 48, 45, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 58, 1C, 45, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 54, 1C, 45, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 50, 1C, 45, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 4C, 1C, 45, 00, E8, 04, 5E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 0A, 6A, 1C, E8, 49, 01, 00, 00, 83, C4, 04, E8, 41, 41, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 0A, 6A, 10, E8, 36, 01, 00, 00, 83, C4, 04, C7, 45, FC...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
240 KB (245,760 bytes)

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