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Babylon Client Setup 1.0

Visual Tools

The application onlysearch.exe, “Babylon Client Setup” by Visual Tools has been detected as adware by 13 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.cdn-services.com.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed by Visual Tools)

Product:
Babylon Client Setup 1.0

Description:
Babylon Client Setup

Version:
1.0.8.0

MD5:
b89e7422ff451711f1df55242330de4e

SHA-1:
c26122fdfa9fdbcc4c2eb49d35c361b0e2be2c77

SHA-256:
53d731d879f2c547646049cdfa345ae90dc4ef801285205e45a5f7f1360da78f

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/25/2024 5:56:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.Babylon
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BHO
14.12.03

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141203

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.141030

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1733
9.0.1.0337

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon.AD (variant)
8.10646

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_Babylon
12/3/2014

McAfee
Artemis!E569050C46CA
5600.6928

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctimdd
0.28.0.59288

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.VisualTools.K
14.10.29.13

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0804
7.2.337

Trend Micro
ADW_BABYLON
10.465.03

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758582
34232

File size:
667.6 KB (683,592 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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\9r1hfm47\onlysearch.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visual Tools

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/11/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Visual Tools, O=Visual Tools, L=Belgrade, S=Serbia, C=RS

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
789958B0264F06055619270074AFA61F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 10:19:17 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qblCrATu3c1dIsLeQAm5qXN8VcOZYeK+08HHFI4N5AGoCZ42DZkVyuPyu:slCMTEcLIae85q8MUHFPsGdZ1oyuP9

Entry address:
0x2DB4

Entry point:
E8, DC, 20, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 68, 3B, 41, 00, E8, 96, 22, 00, 00, E8, 19, 0E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 6F, 20, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 50, 1A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
50.5 KB (51,712 bytes)

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

http://dl.cdn-services.com/site/files/prtnrp/.../onlysearch.exe

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