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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:
8.0.6.3

MD5:
456bc4b0a0e848459231459dba33271e

SHA-1:
c685355719a54678054f1fe8845e2895a32f506a

SHA-256:
b6bb8f7a0d99d3b9152e31da3eaf717caab5513b6cf5007463d9bfba648963d4

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 3:19:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.10.25.16

File size:
3.6 MB (3,738,856 bytes)

Product version:
8.0.6.3

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2010

Original file name:
babylon.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
3/9/2009 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/10/2010 7:59:59 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:
76B79B3B3038808496E06B3A6FF3981A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/16/2010 7:11:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:onsGJ/GyEo0myfhNAcIA2KmUQNjEuAGxmRFpmF7cf39YihWfZ:os+tsfhNAcIA2KmUQNjElGwFpmF7eYRB

Entry address:
0xD8A53

Entry point:
E8, 1B, FF, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 48, 53, 33, DB, 57, 8B, F8, 89, 5D, F8, 89, 5D, FC, 3B, FB, 75, 22, E8, 75, 07, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 7B, E2, 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, 56, 3B, C3, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.5301

Code size:
2.3 MB (2,452,992 bytes)

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