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 6 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:
9.0.2.9

MD5:
c7dda624fe78dc4fef66061f333eaf0d

SHA-1:
f0087347a2fc3e494dd4c99e79f121ed1b653b38

SHA-256:
53e237dabb379bc07e017536c7d52c13dd8ad11b39efe82552c5099f25a0a792

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 9:51:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Sality
2014.9-160215

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.16215

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

F-Prot
W32/Virut.AI!Generic
v6.4.6.5.141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.2.15.16

VIPRE Antivirus
Babylon
9988

File size:
3.1 MB (3,297,904 bytes)

Product version:
9.0.2.9

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2011

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:
2/9/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/8/2012 6:59:59 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:
23EB6FA7C450FB11E23708D04D92DD17

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/29/2011 6:11:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Ee78Cub2v74mHS+AcIA2KmUQNj/K2ewdCluZFgmalZuMC:xTzcmHS+AcIA2KmUQNj/K2ewdCl0gmas

Entry address:
0xCBD41

Entry point:
E8, 34, 09, 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, 3B, 08, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, F5, E5, FF, FF, 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:
6.3445

Code size:
2.2 MB (2,350,080 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 program.

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-dc1-020.babsft.com  (69.175.51.133:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-us-dc4-010.babsft.com  (65.60.2.77:80)

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