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 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:
9.0.3.31

MD5:
7695bbe122af9f11b4cbe6770f7d4a24

SHA-1:
259d69adde05c3026b7d1a2b6853e2593f1bee76

SHA-256:
5ae7bcef469917c3fa97fd270327a53a80d633d1347debd02308cf3488974f62

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:
10/31/2024 9:50:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.3.15.16

File size:
1.8 MB (1,883,219 bytes)

Product version:
9.0.3.31

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:
2/9/2011 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/8/2012 8:59:59 PM

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:
11/12/2011 5:40:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x4FE67

Entry point:
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
999 KB (1,022,976 bytes)

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