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 7 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:
7.0.3.8

MD5:
0bd2f0d8fa8f8850c678d07fffad4756

SHA-1:
d9ff9968b7a8b92a7be614780d94b0d065ec6d32

SHA-256:
acdb863f3c7c74c5ec5d53c1db416e4bc75e0b0bbe80a7f0a82aab1d1dec7dea

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:49:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.151020

Boost by Reason
Optional.Babylon.Startup
188838

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus.Crack.Babylon
t3scan.1.8.6.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/Babylon
1.163.1557.0

Prevx
Generic.Malware
3.0.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
15.10.20.19

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1228
7.2.293

File size:
3.4 MB (3,551,456 bytes)

Product version:
7.0.3.8

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2007

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 Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/8/2007 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/4/2008 1:59:59 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:
5B4F1D6192C4E67D48917FA06B93483F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/27/2008 11:13:06 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:xzxIFEZyNiPv6j0iFXV4NMu8OjiTuc7rT:cFEvv6jHNknNm7/

Entry address:
0x17F867

Entry point:
E8, 5A, D1, 00, 00, E9, 16, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 89, 7D, FC, 75, 1E, E8, 59, 0A, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, 89, 30, E8, 34, B0, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 06, 02, 00, 00, 6A, 24, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, 10, 0F, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, C7, 74, CB, 8B, 08, 8B, 40, 04, 3B, C7, 89, 4D, F0, 89, 45, F4, 7F, 12, 7C, 04, 3B, CF, 73, 0C, E8, 0F, 0A, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, EB, C1, 83, F8, 07, 7C, 0A, 7F, A3, 81, F9, FF, 6F, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.5695

Code size:
1.8 MB (1,928,192 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


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