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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 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 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:
6.0.0.20

MD5:
2d8c3df3788d02ecbf1be8ab827957dd

SHA-1:
7a1706e7aeccc869bb5b56bd346a066d05bd0b87

SHA-256:
85082dfbcc6dafdd1e0d31607ee601c9b57259735440dc3e24dfd9be00e95da5

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:17:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.16122

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

F-Secure
Suspicious:W32/PeepViewer!Gemini
11.2016-22-01_6

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.1.22.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Win32.BrokenEmbeddedSignature
16.01.22

File size:
2.5 MB (2,655,272 bytes)

Product version:
6.0.0.20

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:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/13/2006 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
2/28/2007 3:29:59 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:
4/23/2006 7:52:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:i/kvU/qFpQX73ao6V8mtX8OuPk7jMWPSOTQv4PZQlvyeEPiwzBKqldz1/7ZBme:0ryF67a1RtX8tCM6Cx0d1lJd7f

Entry address:
0x182018

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 28, 5A, 5B, 00, 68, D8, 62, 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, 92, 5A, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, FC, AB, 61, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, F8, AB, 61, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, F4, AB, 61, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, F0, AB, 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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Entropy:
6.5809

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

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,736,704 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


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to DedLoadLM2200.babylon.com  (184.154.27.235:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to sh3srv1.babylon.com  (198.143.128.243:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0013.babylon.com  (108.163.228.179:80)

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):
Connects to 5-144-130-151.static.hostiran.name  (5.144.130.151:80)

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