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:
7.5.2.13

MD5:
433eb0292ca9826be56d8e497b6865c6

SHA-1:
c0eb6da0a1c82ecf8402da58d560f4f92d96415f

SHA-256:
dfefccbfbcdf4da157220b879021cf5c5da642ceedebc9513c2aec5df1e981c8

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 5:39:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.16112

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/Babylon
1.163.1557.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.1.12.14

File size:
3.8 MB (3,959,696 bytes)

Product version:
7.5.2.13

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 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/10/2010 6:59:59 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:
3/17/2009 5:56:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:UBRqjh8pUAcIA2KmUw+j+Sass919q9/NP7f:qqeUAcIA2KmUw+j+SO91c/5f

Entry address:
0xD0D10

Entry point:
E8, C3, 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, B1, 04, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 38, 0E, 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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Entropy:
6.5245

Code size:
2.2 MB (2,325,504 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 singhop0013.babylon.com  (108.163.228.179:80)

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

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

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