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 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:
9.0.0.30

MD5:
8fab5a4c55209d1b86db55cf639d31f4

SHA-1:
6c758314ed271ac1b21f6472311f48845156e41c

SHA-256:
1d4637a4335484f78b8bcd25a7a99395e2b223607b398eb53ee9bc9e68311ddf

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/18/2024 8:31:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Startup.Babylon.H
188838

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/Babylon
1.163.1557.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Babylon.H
14.8.7.19

File size:
3.1 MB (3,270,072 bytes)

Product version:
9.0.0.30

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2011

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:
2/11/2010 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/10/2011 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, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
6BA9E210D535C6932A9CE11E3A78ED09

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/25/2011 9:27:48 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:7bCROv0ndtA+5+tAcIA2KmUK5jJks07SOMWf4oDR4uwtMg:7gzPA+5+tAcIA2KmUK5jJJ07SOMWfvOL

Entry address:
0xCAE91

Entry point:
E8, 34, 09, 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, 3B, 08, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, C1, E5, FF, FF, 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:
6.3414

Code size:
2.2 MB (2,319,872 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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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

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

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to DedLoadLM2200.babylon.com  (184.154.27.230:80)

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

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

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