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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
8.0.0.20

MD5:
af9d8161d8063085a532fe552d5188b5

SHA-1:
c7518dacb49c1a7aac896e8472710ea5ce315366

SHA-256:
5db8e09a0dfa61cfe6e17ba80e741ac8c13ba439b2f99b12b30c051e680cd62a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:50:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.3.5.3

File size:
3.9 MB (4,096,912 bytes)

Product version:
8.0.0.20

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2009

Original file name:
babylon.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
3/8/2009 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2010 3:59:59 PM

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:
5/24/2009 7:46:17 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xCA858

Entry point:
E8, 74, 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, 75, 07, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 97, 0D, 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:
6.6188

Code size:
2.2 MB (2,353,152 bytes)

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