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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. 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:
10.5.0.12

MD5:
2a05bf0c859923d0c277222aa2a45c14

SHA-1:
7849e54c723e262dadb7dac135f9ec944bf4e322

SHA-256:
382c8cc484932aad99a8f0b25a698cf2f7ef8f19136da55dc7f1baf16fd0aa5a

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:
1/11/2025 11:47:11 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.2.24.8

File size:
2.4 MB (2,522,120 bytes)

Product version:
10.5.0.12

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
Signed by:
Babylon Software

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/6/2016 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/7/2016 5:59:59 PM

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:
239A3B3C27A1CA050CE5FAD7036B3EDE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/1/2016 6:06:49 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0x1033A4

Entry point:
E8, 45, 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, CD, F4, FF, FF, F2, E9, DA, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, EC, 33, CD, F2, E8, BC, 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:
6.4894

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,416,704 bytes)

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