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:
10.5.0.4

MD5:
37a047dd49390035df852781d0e42054

SHA-1:
86420ac71d2064eeae38d2cfb46b9010fa04f823

SHA-256:
d1df605d294aed85f156d86dea2ca696adb39d762e6ce2226e748b41b9d2bea7

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:
12/24/2024 5:02:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.2.28.21

File size:
2.4 MB (2,477,912 bytes)

Product version:
10.5.0.4

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Software Ltd. 1997-2015

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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/8/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/7/2016 11:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7B8E754BED548B30647F4329D78D3F91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/5/2015 12:04:08 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x10CEF2

Entry point:
E8, CC, FA, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 80, A3, 5C, 00, E8, E8, 47, 00, 00, E8, A7, 39, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 5F, FA, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 33, 9D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
1.3 MB (1,382,400 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


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