babylon.exe

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 3 anti-malware scanners. 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 Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Babylon Client

Description:
Babylon Information Tool

Version:
7.0.3.24

MD5:
3d3aaee66dceaba96db8f37f842d7e6c

SHA-1:
3a79153fa9d5fdb41d2c96541dfb1713c68840d7

SHA-256:
5ef2330b0278495d0a23204e81548d9b41dff297e1e44f4bf97c83f9c143cfb2

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:02:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Startup.Babylon.H
188838

Prevx
Medium Risk Malware
3.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Babylon.H
14.8.7.19

File size:
3.4 MB (3,563,232 bytes)

Product version:
7.0.3.24

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2007

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
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/25/2008 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/4/2009 1:59:59 AM

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:
2DCCFE07B39A48CC9D8AF0E260C1FBCF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/1/2008 12:56:58 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:J22U4VSMu41WdwFiP6Gw2xTRkGuQ28ku2eiu8OjiTAc7C:7rShB6Gw2YGuQ28ku2ehN47C

Entry address:
0x181C20

Entry point:
E8, 21, DF, 00, 00, E9, 16, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 48, 53, 33, DB, 57, 8B, F8, 3B, FB, 89, 5D, F8, 89, 5D, FC, 75, 22, E8, F7, 07, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, FE, AB, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 83, CA, FF, 8B, C2, E9, 77, 02, 00, 00, 8B, 47, 14, 99, 8B, C8, 8B, C2, 89, 4D, EC, 83, C1, BB, 89, 45, F0, 83, D0, FF, 3B, C3, 56, 0F, 87, 49, 02, 00, 00, 72, 0C, 81, F9, 08, 04, 00, 00, 0F, 87, 3B, 02, 00, 00, 8B, 47, 10, 3B, C3, 7C, 05, 83, F8, 0B, 7E, 46, 99, 6A, 0C, 59, F7, F9, 8B...
 
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Code size:
1.9 MB (1,941,504 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 singhop0013.babsft.com  (108.163.228.180:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 74-115-1-135.anchorfree.com  (74.115.1.135:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to DedLoadLM2200.babylon.com  (184.154.27.235:80)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0014.babylon.com  (96.127.151.131:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to px-acs001.quantserve.com.akadns.net  (95.172.94.14:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc1-008.babsft.com  (198.20.106.236:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0011.babsft.com  (216.104.42.92:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-206.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.206:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0013.babylon.com  (108.163.228.179:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0011.babylon.com  (216.104.42.91:80)

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