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:
10.5.0.12

MD5:
b7d2976fa05d069fe621d4e0548c3a48

SHA-1:
cda0a253cb98522260367fe053fa565b5498b7ee

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:
12/25/2024 12:01:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon.BabylonS (M)
16.6.2.18

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
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/6/2016 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/7/2016 8:59:59 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 9:06:49 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:oE5IxnA4d2LengzXFJT7Z3SyF/JW54B8l:oEClHI6n8XFJZiyF/JW57

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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Code size:
1.4 MB (1,416,704 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


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc1-007.babsft.com  (198.20.106.253:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc-006.babsft.com  (107.6.141.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0014.babsft.com  (96.127.151.132:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-us-dc4-010.babsft.com  (65.60.2.77:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-us-dc1-020.babsft.com  (69.175.51.133:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to sh3srv1.babylon.com  (198.143.128.242:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to DedLoadLM2200.babylon.com  (184.154.27.232:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0013.babylon.com  (108.163.228.179:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0013.babsft.com  (108.163.228.180:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-gru2.fbcdn.net  (31.13.85.4:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-gru2.facebook.com  (31.13.85.36:443)

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