babylon_plugin_live.exe

Babylon Plug In

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 babylon_plugin_live.exe, “Babylon Plug In installer.” by Babylon has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider.
Publisher:
babylon.com  (signed by Babylon Ltd.)

Product:
Babylon Plug In

Description:
Babylon Plug In installer.

Version:
1.0

MD5:
2bb6e30f65aa210f06e6face7f1d04cf

SHA-1:
3e76e350b901d8042f67ff139b36c82f1526bed6

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:
4/26/2024 8:23:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon.Installer (M)
16.2.10.20

File size:
2.2 MB (2,262,568 bytes)

Copyright:
© babylon.com (license)

Trademarks:
babylon.com, All Rights Reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
3/9/2009 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/10/2010 7:59:59 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:
2/9/2008 5:25:02 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:c5apeeKbyHRsCwbEoUaI2QJsYf5hUjrUk7OGRez5l1tP:Wa5v3yI2ysM5hUjrVRez5R

Entry address:
0x30BE

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 58, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 3F, 42, 00, E8, E1, 2A, 00, 00, A3, 64, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 28, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 4C, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, 36, 42, 00, E8, 98, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 86, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9920

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22 KB (22,528 bytes)

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