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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 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.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Babylon Client

Description:
Babylon Information Tool

Version:
5.0.8.58

MD5:
136727c461d09796520120dd8f95f709

SHA-1:
17607a884ae2605445ec7721810ed0454a5a1d0d

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:
4/19/2024 10:57:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.3.14.12

File size:
2.4 MB (2,479,144 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.8.58

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.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

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:
8/27/2006 6:17:26 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x15E53D

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, E0, ED, 58, 00, 68, 88, 23, 56, 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, D8, 32, 58, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 2C, CE, 5E, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 28, CE, 5E, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 24, CE, 5E, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 20, CE, 5E, 00, 6A, 01, E8, 78, 24, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, 1F, 47, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.6732

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,581,056 bytes)

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