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 4 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 file is typically installed with the program Babylon by Babylon Ltd which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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:
10.0.1.18

MD5:
4f282399ec8da1774904c8787eada0f2

SHA-1:
3488c8812824897256dac8598bd5281a9efb9354

SHA-256:
2aac4894fb6e146b457f9aed46bda90be81b3ab0cc3ff5c824625e042dcfe18c

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 9:35:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Startup.Babylon.H
188838

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Babylon.H
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1011
7.2.364

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent
3.12.24.3

File size:
3.4 MB (3,589,712 bytes)

Product version:
10.0.1.18

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2013

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, Inc.

Valid from:
2/27/2012 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/9/2014 3:29:59 AM

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:
48C39FBA62460E24E169054FE518E0AF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/26/2013 5:21:08 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ZBw8BEvjWaAcIA2KmUQNjFJIUm66bgwGxCO6F/JW5N3:Lw8maaAcIA2KmUQNjFGHcwECOf

Entry address:
0xC1BEF

Entry point:
E8, BA, 13, 01, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 48, 53, 33, DB, 57, 8B, F8, 89, 5D, F8, 89, 5D, FC, 3B, FB, 75, 22, E8, 75, 07, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, DA, 0A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 83, CA, FF, 8B, C2, E9, 77, 02, 00, 00, 8B, 47, 14, 99, 8B, C8, 8B, C2, 89, 4D, EC, 83, C1, BB, 89, 45, F0, 83, D0, FF, 56, 3B, C3, 0F, 87, 49, 02, 00, 00, 72, 0C, 81, F9, 08, 04, 00, 00, 0F, 87, 3B, 02, 00, 00, 8B, 47, 10, 3B, C3, 7C, 05, 83, F8, 0B, 7E, 46, 99, 6A, 0C, 59, F7...
 
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Entropy:
6.3677

Code size:
2.3 MB (2,392,576 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 file babylon.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Babylon  by Babylon Ltd
Babylon is a computer dictionary and translation program, developed by Babylon Ltd. Babylon's translation software prompts to add the Babylon Toolbar, identified as a browser hijacker. The toolbar also comes bundled as an add-on with other software downloads.
www.babylon.com/products/babylon
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc-006.babsft.com  (107.6.141.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc1-007.babsft.com  (198.20.106.253:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-us-dc4-010.babsft.com  (65.60.2.77:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-us-dc1-020.babsft.com  (69.175.51.133:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0014.babylon.com  (96.127.151.131:80)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to wb-in-f156.1e100.net  (66.102.1.156:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to design2013.haifa.ac.il  (132.74.189.243:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc1-.005.com  (198.20.96.179:80)

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