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babylon8_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 babylon8_setup.exe by Babylon has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WinZip SFX installer. 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 files03.arabsh.com.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
82eb591d6209c86860e10e75bb078dd2

SHA-1:
7aeac8620622680a05d9348fd3ac68b8a47d0942

SHA-256:
fa4b49b13c54bf7146e9d4c163f5a0014bc22e87c2877bb1a1439dfa94c89521

Scanner detections:
2 / 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 3:56:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

F-Prot
File is damaged
v6.4.6.5.141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Babylon.O
14.8.7.19

File size:
7.6 MB (7,973,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WinZip SFX

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
3/9/2009 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/10/2010 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Babylon Ltd., OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=Babylon Ltd., L=Or-Yehuda, S=Or-Yehuda, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
76B79B3B3038808496E06B3A6FF3981A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/9/2001 4:09:05 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:zKgqlZCOCcbYGt2R5o6HWjZPTrIwtf3mrqBS5/:zHK14Gt2R5IFPTrIwwrqcF

Entry address:
0x3F8F

Entry point:
53, FF, 15, 4C, 70, 40, 00, B3, 22, 38, 18, 74, 03, 80, C3, FE, 8A, 48, 01, 40, 33, D2, 3A, CA, 74, 0A, 3A, CB, 74, 06, 8A, 48, 01, 40, EB, F2, 38, 10, 74, 01, 40, 52, 50, 52, 52, FF, 15, 50, 70, 40, 00, 50, E8, 9E, F3, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 54, 70, 40, 00, 5B, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 8B, 40, 3C, 05, F8, 00, 00, 00, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, A1, 88, 94, 40, 00, 83, 0D, 00, 93, 40, 00, FF, 56, 33, F6, 39, 35, 40, 8E, 40, 00, 89, 35, 34, 94, 40, 00, 89, 35, 84, 94, 40, 00, A3, 24, 97, 40, 00, 75, 05, E8, 9D, D2, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.9979

Packer / compiler:
WinZip, 0x32-bit SFX v8.x module

Code size:
21.5 KB (22,016 bytes)

The file babylon8_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files03.arabsh.com/file/1365321974/.../Babylon8_ZizoForums.exe

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