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Babylon Client Setup 1.0

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 Client Setup” by Babylon has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Happy Blox 1.0 by Falco Software, Inc. and Auto ShutDown 1.0 by Falco Software, Inc.. 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 Setup 1.0

Description:
Babylon Client Setup

Version:
1.0.8.0

MD5:
6dc142083bb58cb8219b92fc6dbb7336

SHA-1:
05d1e70c9c2b0447417fa8cc63ad7fcf2f3eda30

SHA-256:
9d76c52f8f27ced8e862bf91b6a86af00588cf05391c6f5f74a7d8695550a6ed

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
12/24/2024 12:34:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clodce1.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Boost by Reason
Optional.Babylon.H
188838

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
7.9247

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Babylon.A
v2013.12.19.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Babylon.H
14.8.7.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Babylon
25052

File size:
844.1 KB (864,368 bytes)

Copyright:
2011(c) Babylon Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Setup_Stub.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\{random}.tmp\addons\babylon.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

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:
2/5/2012 7:12:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:i5dJm5qm2ID1Qu4+qvf5ay0NLlbcUcNgtbJxlrHGow:H5qmpQuKH0FNcUcNgtNfqow

Entry address:
0x1762

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, 81, EC, 38, 02, 00, 00, A1, 00, 50, 40, 00, 33, C4, 89, 84, 24, 34, 02, 00, 00, 56, 57, 33, FF, 57, FF, 15, 40, 40, 40, 00, 6A, 0A, 8B, F0, 68, E8, 41, 40, 00, 56, FF, 15, 5C, 40, 40, 00, 3B, C7, 74, 16, 50, 8D, 44, 24, 20, 50, 8D, 44, 24, 20, 50, 56, E8, 61, 03, 00, 00, 83, C4, 10, EB, 05, B8, 16, 07, 00, 00, 3B, C7, 0F, 85, BB, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 8D, 4C, 24, 20, 89, 7C, 24, 08, 89, 7C, 24, 0C, 89, 7C, 24, 10, C7, 44, 24, 14, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 23, F8, FF, FF, 3B, C7, 0F, 85, 94...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

The file babylon.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Auto ShutDown 1.0  by Falco Software, Inc.
www.Falcoware.com
About 2% of users remove it
Happy Blox 1.0  by Falco Software, Inc.
About 1% of users remove it
 
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The file babylon.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://media.instcdn.com/xmlcdn/ecommemule/.../toolbarv2.exe

http://dl.babylon.com/files/.../MyBabylonTB.exe

http://app.softimizer.com/babylon_download.php

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