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:
c8ea740872bb4c85c3a1ee1a2047dcea

SHA-1:
d741742c202c23d1d3f592aaf6978880bcc3ed50

SHA-256:
d22a2ef3849d3d0b35efc883223ff67a4636f33e4389df842bd4895a855584ec

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:
4/16/2024 12:25:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.7.21.0

File size:
642.6 KB (658,040 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 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/9/2014 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:
48C39FBA62460E24E169054FE518E0AF

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:eGxEK0cl6IMBg9h1TJ1eVSL3HSAEgSyQ+ML631dKsv37b3KNW/:DxAVBgv5USL3ggoOTBv37b3OW/

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:
7.8752

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

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