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 4 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:
10.0.2.0

MD5:
66adc094aaf2995c9e329c03d5bc1242

SHA-1:
d61a468068b2c95878b67c1dec57fb26ba371b55

SHA-256:
b8ccca4029c4c2bf6f784290ced63673c207e92bbad2a72604b431303f7dec91

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 10:02:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Startup.Babylon.H
188838

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Babylon.H
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1011
7.2.363

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent
3.12.24.3

File size:
3.5 MB (3,677,776 bytes)

Product version:
10.0.2.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2013

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, Inc.

Valid from:
2/26/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/8/2014 3:59:59 PM

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:
48C39FBA62460E24E169054FE518E0AF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/9/2013 5:49:36 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:YksT3Yx7qLAcIA2KmUQNjlkY7A7yi7gcz6F/JW5NY:Yk+tLAcIA2KmUQNjlkYnvczA

Entry address:
0xEAF8B

Entry point:
E8, 1A, 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, F9, AF, 4E, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, 45, 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:
6.3708

Code size:
2.4 MB (2,471,424 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 programs.

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-us-dc4-010.babsft.com  (65.60.2.77:80)

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

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

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

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 ba-sh-us-dc1-020.babsft.com  (69.175.51.133:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-frt3.fbcdn.net  (31.13.92.14:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-frt3.facebook.com  (31.13.92.36:443)

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

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