setup.exe

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 40 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address singhop0012.babylon.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Module

Description:
Setup Application

Version:
9.1.1.14

MD5:
c18f926ec58cc6e0b25e02feb22abfe5

SHA-1:
3097fbb717307a1e94b7b5a245a5ba611150a5b6

SHA-256:
b3b9cfb1e64cd84013bb43d9ff779a854f3f048a04e5b00052df38914f6d8a77

Scanner detections:
40 / 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 7:53:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
921

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.AP.Gen
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2014.07.24

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Kukacka
2014.9-140728

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.3399

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.14728

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1045

Bkav FE
W32.Clod2b6.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Boost by Reason
Optional.Babylon.F
188838

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Babylon.id
17372

Dr.Web
Trojan.StartPage.56734
9.0.1.0358

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
8.14.07.28.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
7.9122

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-28-07_2

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.181.12819

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
14.0.0.3491

Malwarebytes
v2013.12.04.09

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.7055

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.179.842.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.627

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.yusp
0.28.2.60990

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20140728

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
14.07.23.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
14.07.28.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM19.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Babylon.F
14.8.7.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kj!1522176
23.00.65.14726

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10435

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11077

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0904
7.2.358

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.28

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
31208

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
1.8 MB (1,897,040 bytes)

Product version:
9.1.1.14

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2013

Original file name:
Setup32.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\latest\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/27/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/9/2014 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:
48C39FBA62460E24E169054FE518E0AF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2013 10:55:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yq4I0ae0CBQqIc0Lr5EF/DbCKVjrLE1XEDa5t5yYH6vuB+Q0I:1e0COE0vQLFncEE9HUu8Qp

Entry address:
0x56366

Entry point:
E8, 64, E3, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, B0, 32, 54, 00, E8, D4, 05, 00, 00, 33, FF, 89, 7D, E4, 33, C0, 8B, 75, 0C, 3B, F7, 0F, 95, C0, 3B, C7, 75, 20, E8, D3, E1, FF, FF, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, F1, F4, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, E9, BC, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, 3C, 75, 00, 00, 59, 89, 7D, FC, F6, 46, 0C, 40, 75, 77, 56, E8, EB, E1, 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, 80, 20, 5C, 00, EB, 05...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,149,952 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to DedLoadLM2200.babylon.com  (184.154.27.232:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0012.babylon.com  (173.236.48.139:80)

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