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babylonagent.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 babylonagent.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 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)

MD5:
8fd6bb98704029a71802161a005d18d0

SHA-1:
1d89845ef288b6df027f4c8db616c50e68461f9f

SHA-256:
31535b7f9bdba25968e9021cb2bdeeec11b60498b6bdb1a1616a8540692fa02c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:00:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
15.11.11.8

File size:
448.2 KB (458,912 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\babylon\setup\babylonagent.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
3/8/2009 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2010 6:59:59 PM

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:
1/31/2008 8:58:51 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:k0wKO3xYeRxD4lVa+qj1yo5Fr3tmG9+XU2JuLRnMvyxvs:k0wKOBDTWFCWXUOY9Qsv

Entry address:
0x3F3C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 30, 54, 40, 00, 68, BC, 40, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 68, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, 33, DB, 89, 5D, FC, 6A, 02, FF, 15, AC, 50, 40, 00, 59, 83, 0D, A8, 75, 40, 00, FF, 83, 0D, AC, 75, 40, 00, FF, FF, 15, A8, 50, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, A4, 75, 40, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, A4, 50, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, A0, 75, 40, 00, 89, 08, A1, A0, 50, 40, 00, 8B, 00, A3, B0, 75, 40, 00, E8, 10, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, 90, 75, 40, 00, 75, 0C, 68, B8, 40, 40, 00, FF, 15, 9C, 50...
 
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Entropy:
7.8334

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

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