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Setup Module

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 setup.exe, “Setup Application” by Babylon has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address LB2200.babylon.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Module

Description:
Setup Application

Version:
9.0.3.32

MD5:
786d166227b3bda8e240a11add89fad3

SHA-1:
1476185f98f21971b4c64716990b13ee0cefd707

SHA-256:
3ffaf5cddd37219ee5ecf4df4761e7fb70a6918a231a0c80e9c2a9e9f27069f1

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
5/4/2024 3:43:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Babylon.F
188838

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Android.Adware.Plankton
8.14.08.07.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
8.9045

F-Prot
W32/Virut.AI!Generic
v6.4.6.5.141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Babylon.F
14.8.7.19

File size:
1.7 MB (1,789,040 bytes)

Product version:
9.0.3.32

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2011

Original file name:
Setup32.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/10/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/9/2012 12:59:59 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:
11/16/2011 10:16:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xhvw13jipvCAhGDiOg7jMsE78M5Sg+CXey8XLTIJw98o:xhvG3jii956CO5XLTIw98o

Entry address:
0x4FE67

Entry point:
E8, 20, E0, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 88, CE, 51, 00, E8, D7, 05, 00, 00, 33, FF, 89, 7D, E4, 33, C0, 8B, 75, 0C, 3B, F7, 0F, 95, C0, 3B, C7, 75, 20, E8, FB, F0, FF, FF, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 60, FC, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, E9, BC, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, AB, 7D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 7D, FC, F6, 46, 0C, 40, 75, 77, 56, E8, 13, F1, FF, FF, 59, 83, F8, FF, 74, 1B, 83, F8, FE, 74, 16, 8B, D0, C1, FA, 05, 8B, C8, 83, E1, 1F, C1, E1, 06, 03, 0C, 95, A0, 82, 59, 00, EB, 05...
 
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Code size:
999.5 KB (1,023,488 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to LB2200.babylon.com  (69.175.64.72:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to DedLoadLM2200.babylon.com  (184.154.27.235:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc1-.005.com  (198.20.96.179:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-us-dc4-010.babsft.com  (65.60.2.78:80)

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