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 3 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:
8.0.5.7

MD5:
6d35fd0924ec6bab4fa87bff85aeb885

SHA-1:
5bd9c7e76371b6d148e8b7cf00df3ce91a0f7b8d

SHA-256:
72169e999f1d3ef46872aacc6792258c6e35454f6c77fca17dd5f1a36e15ff6e

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:10:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.1628

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/Babylon
1.163.1557.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.2.8.20

File size:
3.6 MB (3,723,152 bytes)

Product version:
8.0.5.7

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2009

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:
3/9/2009 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/10/2010 12:59:59 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:
76B79B3B3038808496E06B3A6FF3981A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/19/2010 10:38:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:SQQNJijXmJAcIA2KmUQNjKSudkOuhERVcZ0p9dflJ:SQy8XmJAcIA2KmUQNjxudJRVcZ09NJ

Entry address:
0xD4029

Entry point:
E8, 75, 00, 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, 97, 0D, 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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Code size:
2.3 MB (2,440,704 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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