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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 babylon9_buy.exe, “Babylon Client Setup” 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 dl.babylon.com.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Babylon Client Setup 1.0

Description:
Babylon Client Setup

Version:
1.0.8.0

MD5:
3d780c59d74459d51ce011c4701a3914

SHA-1:
143a474ba939376c03fdb772ef1c36a9c9e0bf7c

SHA-256:
7085c7fee10ee5bb9710757a31355ce3435321f76354bb517b42e63002803128

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 5:43:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar
7.1.1

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.BHO-1816
0.98/18355

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
8.9451

McAfee
Artemis!3D780C59D744
5600.7119

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Babylon.M
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0904
7.2.145

VIPRE Antivirus
Babylon
26682

File size:
8.3 MB (8,684,656 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\babylon9_buy.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/10/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/9/2012 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:
23EB6FA7C450FB11E23708D04D92DD17

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/15/2011 3:46:46 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:NHhWtGAXM5D71gmHPfDOWoz7n41YiZ8ZXy:NBWtGAXM5D7Wmv7nY41YiGZC

Entry address:
0x1454

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, 81, EC, 04, 0A, 00, 00, A1, 00, 50, 40, 00, 33, C4, 89, 84, 24, 00, 0A, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 34, 40, 40, 00, 8D, 5C, 24, 28, 8B, F8, C6, 44, 24, 0F, 00, E8, 8E, FD, FF, FF, 84, C0, 75, 08, 6A, FF, FF, 15, 38, 40, 40, 00, 6A, 0A, 68, 80, 41, 40, 00, 57, FF, 15, 50, 40, 40, 00, 33, DB, 3B, C3, 74, 16, 50, 8D, 44, 24, 28, 50, 8D, 44, 24, 18, 50, 57, E8, D3, 03, 00, 00, 83, C4, 10, EB, 05, B8, 16, 07, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 75, 33, 8D, 44, 24, 14, 50, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 8D, 4C, 24...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
9.5 KB (9,728 bytes)

The file babylon9_buy.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.babylon.com/site/files/.../Babylon9_buy.exe

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