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 5 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:
6.0.0.29

MD5:
78dc1a8e4d4f3ca7fa35eadaba0ab117

SHA-1:
dcad2eff95e39c44c227d2b63280f79433cc468e

SHA-256:
baf60143b863da2850fbbd21d5f587998d1425172b03a322da750b4d9aaa8096

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:12:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.16125

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

F-Secure
Suspicious:W32/PeepViewer!Gemini
11.2016-25-01_2

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.1.25.9

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Win32.BrokenEmbeddedSignature
16.01.25

File size:
2.5 MB (2,663,480 bytes)

Product version:
6.0.0.29

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2005

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:
2/13/2006 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/28/2007 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:
1271E01D90B147DCF80E63DAC35146A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/12/2006 2:44:21 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ihkBem1eGv76L2qKXMz58SRy3wr+9lyiXPUgeCxnNg3iCJwRzjz3/7ZB5Y:iuBeqeGI2hU5zA30tCU4Yn6Tv7G

Entry address:
0x182418

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 30, 6A, 5B, 00, 68, D8, 66, 58, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, D4, A2, 5A, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 3C, BD, 61, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 38, BD, 61, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 34, BD, 61, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 30, BD, 61, 00, 6A, 01, E8, ED, 28, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, 94, 4B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.5795

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,740,800 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 communication in live environments.

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

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