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 2 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:
10.0.2.22

MD5:
7c119ac8a5f6aba596879bad7ae00e7a

SHA-1:
b9930ede7951a4ffeea728afa0aeaf97b1f61c1a

SHA-256:
b37d76db9f828ae03a968ea19339072ad417be93c5516f95849aaf52e0a7be96

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:50:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.14922

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Babylon.H
14.9.22.11

File size:
3.5 MB (3,636,816 bytes)

Product version:
10.0.2.22

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2014

Original file name:
babylon.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\babylon\babylon-pro\babylon.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/8/2016 12:59:59 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:
4A3CB79EE8B7A32A0263FE5D13CC5291

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/15/2014 1:29:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Lm1jCK4aeuFXAcIA2KmUQNj7dJcRck6AOcvO6F/JW5NL:LojCtcRAcIA2KmUQNj7XcTXOj

Entry address:
0xE8830

Entry point:
E8, 15, 0C, 01, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, 9E, 88, 4E, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, 40, AF, 01, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0, FD, 8B, 4D, 0C, 89, 41, 04, 64, 8B, 3D...
 
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Entropy:
6.3724

Code size:
2.3 MB (2,447,360 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 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 ba-sh-nl-dc1-007.babsft.com  (198.20.106.253:80)

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

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

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

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-iad3.fbcdn.net  (31.13.69.203:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-iad3.facebook.com  (31.13.69.228:443)

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