babylon9_setup.exe

Babylon Client Setup

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_setup.exe 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 self-extracting archive and installer 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

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
d235c3cfc8708072b6cc2f35b2ad6e81

SHA-1:
f087de755afdb35ec5ffe7dfb295f3676abf403a

SHA-256:
b209db7abbbdf2a24e72231b9414f32f8e125502177888252800e42f3d240d38

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 7:02:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.3.7.20

File size:
612.6 KB (627,312 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2011

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/10/2011 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/9/2012 3:59:59 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:
3/31/2011 6:07:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x138B

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, 81, EC, 34, 02, 00, 00, A1, 00, 50, 40, 00, 33, C4, 89, 84, 24, 30, 02, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, 33, F6, 56, FF, 15, 34, 40, 40, 00, 8D, 5C, 24, 28, 89, 44, 24, 0C, E8, 5A, FE, FF, FF, 84, C0, 75, 08, 6A, FF, FF, 15, 38, 40, 40, 00, 6A, 0A, 68, 58, 41, 40, 00, FF, 74, 24, 14, FF, 15, 50, 40, 40, 00, 3B, C6, 74, 1B, 50, 8D, 44, 24, 28, 50, 8D, 44, 24, 18, 50, FF, 74, 24, 18, E8, 08, 03, 00, 00, 83, C4, 10, 8B, F8, EB, 05, BF, 16, 07, 00, 00, 3B, FE, 0F, 85, 82, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9827

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
9 KB (9,216 bytes)

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