babylon10_setup.exe

Babylon Client Setup 1.0

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 babylon10_setup.exe, “Babylon Client Setup” by Babylon has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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 Setup 1.0

Description:
Babylon Client Setup

Version:
1.0.8.0

MD5:
ee6a1ffd8ee855aa3e6b2fc2bc439148

SHA-1:
0e00dec1f6f85191a2b42a52a646c6fce191153c

SHA-256:
e091a86805a407a73a878242935af744b43d8fb3e654b476a03ba962c4a43d4c

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The installer may include an offer for the Babylon Toolbar (a homepage/search hijacker), which is potentially installed with minimal user consent.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 1:49:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.Babylon
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BHO
14.07.11

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140711

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.14711

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1733
9.0.1.0192

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
8.9920

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_Babylon
7/11/2014

McAfee
Artemis!2266918D03B2
5600.7073

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctimdd
0.28.0.60253

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Babylon.P
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0602
7.2.192

Trend Micro
ADW_BABYLON
10.465.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Babylon
30972

File size:
705 KB (721,968 bytes)

Copyright:
2011(c) Babylon Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Setup_Stub.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\babylon10_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/11/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/7/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Babylon Ltd., O=Babylon Ltd., L=Or-Yehuda, S=Or-Yehuda, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4A3CB79EE8B7A32A0263FE5D13CC5291

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/18/2014 5:23:06 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:irw5e00IiSQZkVtwr6PSRUNSYSHj2FOm9PZXpmf2Hxy70Q9YNC:rkJIXQaVtg4SObij6Oe9Qf2HYYNC

Entry address:
0x2E60

Entry point:
E8, C4, 34, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 68, 4C, 41, 00, E8, 8A, 1F, 00, 00, E8, 00, 22, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 57, 34, 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, 37, 2E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8122  (probably packed)

Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

The file babylon10_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=fba418499336fda0d1586b8edba7b04e

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