babylon.exe

Babylon Client

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 babylon.exe, “Babylon Information Tool” by Babylon has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘Babylon Client’. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Babylon Client

Description:
Babylon Information Tool

Version:
6.0.0.29

MD5:
6c9c41b1498ad07c34cc9e278041b221

SHA-1:
01e91682f3feaed461474601245325e7b84dcf09

SHA-256:
a04bcced564bf1c6d060ef84d08590c8dc9bdcd684c9edceb4632da475d44626

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:34:03 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.1616

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

F-Secure
Suspicious:W32/PeepViewer!Gemini
11.2016-06-01_4

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.1.6.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Win32.BrokenEmbeddedSignature
16.01.06

File size:
2.5 MB (2,663,480 bytes)

Product version:
6.0.0.29

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2005

Original file name:
babylon.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\babylon\babylon-pro\babylon.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/13/2006 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/28/2007 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Babylon Ltd., OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=Babylon Ltd., L=Or-Yehuda, S=Or-Yehuda, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
1271E01D90B147DCF80E63DAC35146A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/12/2006 10:44:21 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ihkBem1eGv76L2qKXMz58SRy3wr+9lyiXPUgeFxnNgyiCWwRzjz3/7ZB5Y:iuBeqeGI2hU5zA30tCUPYD6Tv7G

Entry address:
0x182418

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 30, 6A, 5B, 00, 68, D8, 66, 58, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, D4, A2, 5A, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 3C, BD, 61, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 38, BD, 61, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 34, BD, 61, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 30, BD, 61, 00, 6A, 01, E8, ED, 28, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, 94, 4B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,740,800 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Babylon Client

Command:
C:\Program Files\babylon\babylon-pro\babylon.exe -autostart


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