babylon.exe

Babylon Client Setup 1.0

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 Client Setup” by Babylon has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Babylon Client Setup 1.0

Description:
Babylon Client Setup

Version:
1.0.9.0

MD5:
f24ab4765478747d3473ac8f4d65ebb6

SHA-1:
063bca5022a1d489d0237cee68441868e128e707

SHA-256:
b9e5080347e79bb6168b696631caee16c204106725af172f40ad63fbad5add3d

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The installer may include an offer for the Babylon Toolbar (a homepage/search hijacker), which is potentially installed with minimal user consent.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 3:06:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.BHO-1816
0.98/18355

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
10.9190

IKARUS anti.virus
Toolbar.Win32.Babylon
t3scan.2.2.29

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon.Installer (M)
16.1.8.6

VIPRE Antivirus
Babylon
24512

File size:
666.1 KB (682,096 bytes)

Copyright:
2011(c) Babylon Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Setup_Stub.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\spi\files\softs\babylon.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/9/2011 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/8/2012 5:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
23EB6FA7C450FB11E23708D04D92DD17

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/18/2011 2:34:47 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ks0AD1dGNtTcrBjLP+qSxnfuROcUlGLc533SGDt51brwHol9T5cGOwYhuqkkVXo6:X0aCtTc1jLmbxgOcUx13NDt5mobXOZbr

Entry address:
0x1454

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, 81, EC, 04, 0A, 00, 00, A1, 00, 50, 40, 00, 33, C4, 89, 84, 24, 00, 0A, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 34, 40, 40, 00, 8D, 5C, 24, 28, 8B, F8, C6, 44, 24, 0F, 00, E8, 8E, FD, FF, FF, 84, C0, 75, 08, 6A, FF, FF, 15, 38, 40, 40, 00, 6A, 0A, 68, 90, 41, 40, 00, 57, FF, 15, 54, 40, 40, 00, 33, DB, 3B, C3, 74, 16, 50, 8D, 44, 24, 28, 50, 8D, 44, 24, 18, 50, 57, E8, EA, 03, 00, 00, 83, C4, 10, EB, 05, B8, 16, 07, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 75, 33, 8D, 44, 24, 14, 50, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 8D, 4C, 24...
 
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Entropy:
7.9847

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
9.5 KB (9,728 bytes)

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