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 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 Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Babylon Client

Description:
Babylon Information Tool

Version:
6.0.0.20

MD5:
0fd5c381f6828add62b1aa8c04fbc6e0

SHA-1:
ca129ccb7683595b00f20221998d73dd25c05900

SHA-256:
0f8aea935b9ba7765f37b8301cf02b092ff4f03178ea800bdfab50de9bfbbab2

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 12:47:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.2.24.18

File size:
2.5 MB (2,655,272 bytes)

Product version:
6.0.0.20

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2005

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:
2/13/2006 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
2/28/2007 3:29:59 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:
1271E01D90B147DCF80E63DAC35146A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/23/2006 7:52:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x182018

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 28, 5A, 5B, 00, 68, D8, 62, 58, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, D4, 92, 5A, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, FC, AB, 61, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, F8, AB, 61, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, F4, AB, 61, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, F0, AB, 61, 00, 6A, 01, E8, ED, 28, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, 94, 4B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.5810

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,736,704 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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