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pons_all_germ.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 pons_all_germ.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:
261a5104b67853bb78b36f180b8ea679

SHA-1:
e6147b52cb648ec0a35da2511bcb787ad991807a

SHA-256:
04aedda7b941a74b6a2a8c3c56c23bb372af8ce8684d0092dc65d73cd3db8c38

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:
4/24/2024 5:12:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
15.8.22.16

File size:
3.4 MB (3,551,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\p-download 3 2004 -\pons_all_germ.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/8/2007 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/4/2008 9:59:59 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:
5B4F1D6192C4E67D48917FA06B93483F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/8/2005 2:37:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:hV6kHRLfJxCiFgbM219iWsXBfdLV8uQICyYx5M:r6wJxRabM4wWSxdLyhX7G

Entry address:
0x3E1C

Entry point:
83, EC, 20, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 92, 40, 00, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 28, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 68, 54, 92, 40, 00, 68, 20, E8, 42, 00, A3, D0, F0, 42, 00, E8, 72, 2A, 00, 00, BE, 00, 64, 43, 00, BF, 00, 04, 00, 00, 56, 57, FF, 15, C4, 70, 40, 00, E8, 7A, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 2D, 8C, 70, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 21, 68, FB, 03, 00, 00, 56, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 68, 4C, 92, 40, 00, 56, FF, D5, E8, 57, FF, FF, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 84, 47, 01, 00, 00, BE, 00, 50...
 
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Entropy:
7.9975  (probably packed)

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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