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 7 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:
1d01667da31985b5385ec881837b0cbe

SHA-1:
98d33d9ae1103f1dabb1bcfbe2b00c71cbcc0a06

SHA-256:
9046db1dac1bbbe97aa6e9c8754cb54eb2bbdf8a84148e91dea4121747d30884

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 2:41:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.14620

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
8.9958

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_Babylon
6/20/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ToolBarInstaller.A
v2014.06.20.11

McAfee
Artemis!1D01667DA319
5600.7094

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Babylon.P
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0605
7.2.171

File size:
632.1 KB (647,288 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/8/2016 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:
4A3CB79EE8B7A32A0263FE5D13CC5291

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/31/2013 4:23:08 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:X4RHlGRX9cdm3bTiU7CPgN/2TqWokYPrDQSfiZFhWrtHbxquFKwM1hw:X4aTcdU5iYkmrDLfiZTWh7xdwR1hw

Entry address:
0x1C35

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, B8, 7C, 1A, 00, 00, E8, BB, 62, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8D, 8C, 24, E0, 07, 00, 00, 88, 5C, 24, 0E, C6, 44, 24, 0F, 01, E8, E6, 1A, 00, 00, 53, 89, 9C, 24, 3C, 0A, 00, 00, 89, 9C, 24, 40, 0A, 00, 00, 89, 9C, 24, 44, 0A, 00, 00, C7, 84, 24, 48, 0A, 00, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, FF, 94, 24, 20, 08, 00, 00, 8D, 8C, 24, E0, 07, 00, 00, 89, 84, 24, 34, 0A, 00, 00, E8, 6D, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 8C, 24, E0, 07, 00, 00, E8, DF, FA, FF, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, ED, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 10, 50, 8D, 8C...
 
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Entropy:
7.8978

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 23 URLs.

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=603e56b4ad34c4ea1e2d4a0b248d98ae&hclink=1

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

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=6d5375fc17a018a91c6e6be0ef236933

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=1c5508b020e27a5793056e0f192a2195

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