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 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 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:
6.0.0.26

MD5:
4250ce3dad509b46feed217997da6c59

SHA-1:
606d86ca3b602bd56af4ed4d24516244f4bedb40

SHA-256:
bf039cc0856a9bde24b1178646128d5365ec4b50c38761da76e224e007e50be8

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 10:25:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.1619

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

F-Secure
Suspicious:W32/PeepViewer!Gemini
11.2016-09-01_7

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.1.9.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Win32.BrokenEmbeddedSignature
16.01.09

File size:
2.5 MB (2,659,368 bytes)

Product version:
6.0.0.26

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-pro\babylon.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/13/2006 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/28/2007 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:
1271E01D90B147DCF80E63DAC35146A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/15/2006 2:53:15 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dNz8JBjQLvWkOIzsnc6j6jNJZZeY2b8vSJn7BXfRr9u+h+dQBhB2PRjx8zA/7ZBU:dGJ6LvYIoFKNJZvs9N+qIJF4Q7I

Entry address:
0x1822B8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 30, 6A, 5B, 00, 68, 78, 65, 58, 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, D4, A2, 5A, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, EC, BC, 61, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, E8, BC, 61, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, E4, BC, 61, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, E0, BC, 61, 00, 6A, 01, E8, ED, 28, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, 94, 4B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,740,800 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 program.

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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