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Babylon Client

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 babylon.exe, “Babylon Information Tool” by Babylon has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
Babylon Client

Description:
Babylon Information Tool

Version:
5.0.7.47

MD5:
368def218590694f7450b9b90b26e603

SHA-1:
37d53b53338bdbacb36061e5ca4387160e066d00

SHA-256:
cd2e9c84958af34f6b8734b5d9746aded98ee152d00a590bb52b5d45c5be86a0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
6/1/2024 12:51:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.9.7.0

File size:
2.3 MB (2,389,032 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.7.47

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2005

Original file name:
babylon.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\babylon\babylon.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/22/2005 1:26:56 PM

Valid to:
2/22/2006 1:26:56 PM

Subject:
CN=Babylon Ltd., OU=Secure Application Development, O=Babylon Ltd., L=Or-Yehuda, S=Or-Yehuda, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
3F04DE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2005 12:32:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:8dW/yaUc7CUjwDHJdbbKfcnZbUHAk1knlTJyNJ8DFIhz46Af65BrNocl0ZGTgMXf:yWPUc7CUjwDpdbbKfcnZbUHAk1knWNJt

Entry address:
0x14E16D

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 40, B7, 57, 00, 68, C0, 1F, 55, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, D8, 02, 57, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 6C, 62, 5D, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 68, 62, 5D, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 64, 62, 5D, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 60, 62, 5D, 00, 6A, 01, E8, 81, 24, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, 1F, 47, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.6774

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,503,232 bytes)

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