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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 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 Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Babylon Client

Description:
Babylon Information Tool

Version:
7.0.2.3

MD5:
7b3d7f8d0d7220562eab5b68dd6d05db

SHA-1:
c1b38b300f4d4eeff2a08c6c8af34e1dc62fde19

SHA-256:
30c2c21e1fd66339246bf3fb61eb1f39a66151ac1f343703feb9ffcd12a8d25d

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 1:15:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.2.4.15

File size:
3 MB (3,166,208 bytes)

Product version:
7.0.2.3

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2007

Original file name:
babylon.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/8/2007 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/4/2008 6:59:59 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:
5B4F1D6192C4E67D48917FA06B93483F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/14/2008 5:24:08 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x17E8F7

Entry point:
E8, 5A, D1, 00, 00, E9, 16, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 89, 7D, FC, 75, 1E, E8, FC, 05, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, 89, 30, E8, 34, B0, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 06, 02, 00, 00, 6A, 24, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, 10, 0F, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, C7, 74, CB, 8B, 08, 8B, 40, 04, 3B, C7, 89, 4D, F0, 89, 45, F4, 7F, 12, 7C, 04, 3B, CF, 73, 0C, E8, B2, 05, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, EB, C1, 83, F8, 07, 7C, 0A, 7F, A3, 81, F9, FF, 6F, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.3338

Code size:
1.8 MB (1,923,584 bytes)

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