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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Module

Description:
Setup Application

Version:
9.0.3.6

MD5:
746145e190247467fecf3c23679caf24

SHA-1:
e4eb7e50400109e7c5d5beeca6645c0e1e650d6d

SHA-256:
4e99e88490ca5d00068dc1319ae41b7a9b28ba18bd272c4f022c16a4a96c1eb9

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 10:33:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.1.25.18

File size:
1.6 MB (1,695,232 bytes)

Product version:
9.0.3.6

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\temp\{random}.tmp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
3/9/2012 1:59:59 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:
6/14/2011 10:11:28 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x50617

Entry point:
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Code size:
969.5 KB (992,768 bytes)

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