Babylon.exe

Babylon Client

Babylon Software

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 Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘Babylon Client’. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider.
Publisher:
Babylon Software Ltd.  (signed by Babylon Software)

Product:
Babylon Client

Description:
Babylon Information Tool

Version:
10.5.0.15

MD5:
9b25555a141a90bc634cdc7aa3e60218

SHA-1:
1b6bece70e41019b19905b3ce3f4b6693689c6a8

SHA-256:
ba9937a3c2c644a546a16ebcf639607a2cea2808a63b83e2b6db7f2db7f95436

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:
12/25/2024 12:30:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.12.18.12

File size:
2.4 MB (2,523,144 bytes)

Product version:
10.5.0.15

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Software Ltd. 1997-2016

Original file name:
Babylon.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/18/2016 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/20/2018 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Babylon Software, O=Babylon Software, L=Or Yehuda, S=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
535E5B3D200DC645604652E1C4259489

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2016 2:20:49 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0x103651

Entry point:
E8, 38, 07, 00, 00, E9, 80, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, F2, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 33, CD, F2, E8, B0, F4, FF, FF, F2, E9, DA, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, EC, 33, CD, F2, E8, 9F, F4, FF, FF, F2, E9, C9, FF, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, FC, 91, 5D, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, F2, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24...
 
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Entropy:
6.4904

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,417,216 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Babylon Client

Command:
C:\Program Files\babylon\babylon-pro\babylon.exe -autostart


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc1-007.babsft.com  (198.20.106.253:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-mad1.facebook.com  (31.13.83.36:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-mad1.fbcdn.net  (31.13.83.4:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0014.babsft.com  (96.127.151.132:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0013.babsft.com  (108.163.228.180:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to sh3srv1.babylon.com  (198.143.128.242:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-us-dc1-020.babsft.com  (69.175.51.133:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc-006.babsft.com  (107.6.141.13:80)

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