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 DedLoadLM2200.babylon.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Module

Description:
Setup Application

Version:
9.0.5.18

MD5:
045311ac7e6d0e0e684bc1e4b89b0d47

SHA-1:
e17439583212c06773999fc1d7348bee61d3cc37

SHA-256:
43b09fcbf3069d3592be913e4af58d4862a806250568dce63df3b9925eba7da3

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 8:31:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
911

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
2014.9-140807

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.3389

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.1487

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1095

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
8.14.08.07.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
7.9120

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-07-08_5

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.8.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.181.12819

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
14.0.0.3441

Malwarebytes
v2013.12.19.09

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.7045

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.179.842.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.yusp
0.28.2.60990

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20140807

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
14.07.23.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
14.08.07.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM19.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Babylon.F
14.8.7.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kj!1522176
23.00.65.14805

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.F47V0927
7.2.358

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.07

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:
1.7 MB (1,816,216 bytes)

Product version:
9.0.5.18

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\temp\{random}.tmp\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:
6/27/2012 5:38:52 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:OL03BfR6cgvNYGS5kd1SIpfHQtLton4Zum7/sxAjed8+ZBygHwZoYi:FRQcgCD0CJj7sbB1HwZoYi

Entry address:
0x4FC88

Entry point:
E8, A4, DF, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, E0, A8, 52, 00, E8, D6, 05, 00, 00, 33, FF, 89, 7D, E4, 33, C0, 8B, 75, 0C, 3B, F7, 0F, 95, C0, 3B, C7, 75, 20, E8, AA, E7, FF, FF, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 6F, F5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, E9, BC, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, 4A, 75, 00, 00, 59, 89, 7D, FC, F6, 46, 0C, 40, 75, 77, 56, E8, C2, E7, 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, 40, 6F, 5A, 00, EB, 05...
 
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Code size:
1 MB (1,062,400 bytes)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-us-dc3-005.babylon.com  (198.143.175.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc1-008.babsft.com  (198.20.106.236:80)

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