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” 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.

Product:
Babylon Client

Description:
Babylon Information Tool

Version:
7.0.1.4

MD5:
5e5754b4bc20364330a6c7678169f425

SHA-1:
0f79acc49e1dfa170fe2bad30d736e6e7d2cc220

SHA-256:
457ee52ed7105f2725b25f0153c54e1229bb65694a6c302bf1249fe199bb1058

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/25/2024 5:09:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Packed/PECompact
7.1.1

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4923

Boost by Reason
Optional.Startup.Babylon.H
188163

Quick Heal
(Suspicious) - DNAScan
12.13.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Babylon.H
14.2.20.17

File size:
871 KB (891,904 bytes)

Product version:
7.0.1.4

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2007

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2007 4:10:50 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FJMqy71kmG5VrjCFRfgYtF5QBiowjfoIpk2S:Fm/Bm5VrjCFRXF5QBizh

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 14, E0, 72, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, B4, B2, 40, 22, 7C, 94, D4, 6A, 7D, B5, 12, 39, BB, 9E, 38, 92, E6, 56, 0D, DD, 9D, 63, 7F, E8, 93, 20, 1B, 03, F8, AE, 43, E3, 65, B6, AA, 66, C1, DE, 6A, 97, 4D, B4, 43, 2E, FB, 2A, 25, B4, C3, 17, 27, D5, 1E, C1, 83, 0F, D5, 86, 54, 0F, 87, EB, 6B, 26, F2, 7B, 8A, 45, A1, 2E, B3, 1F, F5, 15, 10, FC, F5, 4D, A4, EF, 18, E1, BE, 66, BE, 87, EF, 53, F0, C0, 16, 60, 8F...
 
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Entropy:
7.9358

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.8 MB (1,917,440 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


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to DedLoadLM2200.babylon.com  (184.154.27.231:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0014.babsft.com  (96.127.151.132:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0011.babsft.com  (216.104.42.92:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to sh3srv1.babylon.com  (198.143.128.242:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0013.babsft.com  (108.163.228.180:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc1-008.babsft.com  (198.20.106.236:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ip-172-17-49-2.ec2.internal  (172.17.49.2:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-172-16-38-66.ec2.internal  (172.16.38.66:80)

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