babylon10_setup.exe

Babylon Client Setup 1.0

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 babylon10_setup.exe, “Babylon Client Setup” by Babylon has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.babylon.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Babylon Client Setup 1.0

Description:
Babylon Client Setup

Version:
1.0.8.0

MD5:
e569050c46ca379ad5d7282cf784bd93

SHA-1:
238ae3c9d442ed1cfba9fecf63c5e93b1eb97456

SHA-256:
9c708b376216bd1c5ecde2e110be42ed1f1570e2f65375bdff81f5332d9c1c5d

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The installer may include an offer for the Babylon Toolbar (a homepage/search hijacker), which is potentially installed with minimal user consent.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 1:30:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.Babylon
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BHO
14.04.17

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140807

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.1487

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1733
9.0.1.0107

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
8.9688

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_Babylon
4/17/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.7.6.17

McAfee
Artemis!E569050C46CA
5600.7157

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctimdd
0.28.0.59288

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Babylon.P
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0413
7.2.107

Trend Micro
ADW_BABYLON
10.465.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Babylon
28316

File size:
639.6 KB (654,968 bytes)

Copyright:
2011(c) Babylon Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Setup_Stub.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\babylon10_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/12/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/8/2016 1:59:59 AM

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:
4A3CB79EE8B7A32A0263FE5D13CC5291

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/31/2013 5:22:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DGxFdV/2OHkL1fI2LQ26jObae43fF+2x7rHLwvKcGqNVUQjSOPJ6CsUJH1H:ax3VeOHuj7Ue43fF1x7rrwvKTqNOQmQd

Entry address:
0x62D3

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, B8, 84, 1A, 00, 00, E8, 5D, F1, FF, FF, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8D, 8C, 24, E8, 07, 00, 00, 88, 5C, 24, 13, C6, 44, 24, 14, 01, E8, 57, 06, 00, 00, 8D, 8C, 24, E8, 07, 00, 00, E8, CD, 05, 00, 00, 8D, 8C, 24, E8, 07, 00, 00, E8, 33, 05, 00, 00, 85, C0, 0F, 85, D9, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 18, 50, 8D, 8C, 24, EC, 07, 00, 00, E8, CB, 00, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 0F, 85, A0, 00, 00, 00, 66, 39, 5C, 24, 18, 74, 5E, 8B, 3D, 38, 91, 40, 00, 8D, 74, 24, 18, 6A, 03, 68, D8, D2, 40, 00, 56, FF, D7...
 
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Entropy:
7.8746

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file babylon10_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 16 URLs.

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=079c8f17c14f5870e75712f17b14f6ad

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=a3ef3b5d33204e040fce59692a7e2e61

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=935b7ace14d4801ffc2eab962ef42077

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=db291750c5395c73e352e68ef8837972

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=94343fa09d749f3e1198b72a71feb36f

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=0c6ab83b732d83ef3536f772a1510860

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=1af633a11c99eea7a290193c9aa36950

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=96c6cfd0a6e7c98a6160f3651010f103

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