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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 4 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.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Module

Description:
Setup Application

Version:
9.0.4.25

MD5:
d1ade24a09e5655250f671868a03d20b

SHA-1:
600551a5f03bd76338c3d773a8dd92699e16722c

SHA-256:
7f3ab15006edc7f01b78aa614a536804c0600739ee287595bdd182f7c144290e

Scanner detections:
4 / 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 11:20:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Android.Adware.Plankton
8.16.02.12.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
10.9045

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon.Installer (M)
16.2.12.7

File size:
1.7 MB (1,769,584 bytes)

Product version:
9.0.4.25

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2012

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:
3/5/2012 11:20:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vyTn/yUG8IlqSLA+VI2NuFTH8NUCQ8XbyBG3d4AoUL:Cn/yUGFqamFTH8/TXbQG3d4AoUL

Entry address:
0x4F428

Entry point:
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Code size:
1007 KB (1,031,168 bytes)

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