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babylon10_setup.exe

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 by Babylon has been detected as adware by 10 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)

MD5:
cb7f16ae7b7cb6be4d63ee42fd472631

SHA-1:
5c36d9de7bcff4348deae9e7f6b4e0431e9305ee

SHA-256:
57ea8b528a64903d3d18e81cfb707dc4faf404b3f3f599c732db5e0db5a10a28

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/26/2024 1:25:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Toolbar
2013.12.11

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.1448

Bkav FE
W32.Clod96b.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Babylon.ac
17418

Dr.Web
Adware.Babylon.10
9.0.1.080

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
8.9493

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Babylon.A
v2014.03.21.02

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Babylon.csuksh
0.28.0.58101

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Babylon.P
14.8.7.19

File size:
708.6 KB (725,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/27/2012 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/9/2014 7:59:59 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:
48C39FBA62460E24E169054FE518E0AF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/16/2013 7:48:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OB76jwmXJK1mRMXprcN2IObMrsly9mNUsQGgNPg24p1eXRFpHIwqIQsn:hjx5K4RK+2IOYrnmyegYCXmzIJ

Entry address:
0x1595

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, 81, EC, 44, 0A, 00, 00, A1, 00, 50, 40, 00, 33, C4, 89, 84, 24, 40, 0A, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8D, 74, 24, 10, 88, 5C, 24, 0E, C6, 44, 24, 0F, 01, E8, C3, 05, 00, 00, 53, 89, 9C, 24, 6C, 02, 00, 00, 89, 9C, 24, 70, 02, 00, 00, 89, 9C, 24, 74, 02, 00, 00, C7, 84, 24, 78, 02, 00, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, FF, 54, 24, 50, 89, 84, 24, 64, 02, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E8, 07, FA, FF, FF, 3B, C3, 0F, 85, 1A, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 84, 24, 78, 02, 00, 00, 50, 8B, FE, E8, 2C, FF, FF, FF, 8B, F8, 3B, FB, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
7.9856

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

The file babylon10_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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

http://dl.babylon.com/site/files/.../Babylon10_setup.exe

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=7404&trkupdate=[intrk:hp]

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