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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Babylon Client Setup 1.0

Description:
Babylon Client Setup

Version:
1.0.8.0

MD5:
375851fb03cdf17cf26c403c0b82832c

SHA-1:
6dad2b39edc751107dbf4c8b68cd27f06db52a8a

SHA-256:
72b55c8289f179771dceefa95c2008c8c5d45421fc24bb145235324d4935be39

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/19/2024 7:52:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon.Installer (M)
16.2.3.9

File size:
704.6 KB (721,528 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:
2/27/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/9/2014 12:59:59 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:
10/31/2013 4:22:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rGxoyEQIiuU5dm/SiONkFmqPdQNbYCnUMGIHt7klKnXdZEhHjAFMVJ2qq:CxQQjd6XHdornUIHtolKnjEhzYqq

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

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