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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 18 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:
e7e2e0eae55f96a2e04246d319c5c15c

SHA-1:
1ccbd28e33afab8783ea867a84bc108ca2933318

SHA-256:
b134272bd7ae807857e397e9e2e9fde16dc74ae75d5b261be1aa53fc52cdde88

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
4/19/2025 5:18:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AegisLab AV Signature
W32.Sality
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.Babylon
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Babylon.N
7.11.81.32

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Toolbar
4.0.3.1415

Bkav FE
W32.Clod95a.Trojan
1.3.0.4923

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
16361

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1733
9.0.1.05

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.Babylon.AMN
8.14.01.20.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
8.8967

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_Babylon
8/7/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Babylon.A
v2014.01.05.09

McAfee
Artemis!77445EC53390
5600.7259

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Babylon.craswq
0.28.0.57029

Norman
Babylon.A
11.20140807

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Babylon.P
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1215
7.2.5

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen
3.12.22.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Babylon
22724

File size:
763.1 KB (781,392 bytes)

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

Original file name:
Setup_Stub.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/27/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/8/2014 11:59:59 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:
48C39FBA62460E24E169054FE518E0AF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/31/2013 3:22:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MGxMFizz2ptmZEI0q9vOrB6TdTvLNXIslM1V9ZEGOlAcMgqOHpMSvn8:lxKi/2ptmTomdzLN0LZEbAcM7OH2Svn8

Entry address:
0x62D3

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, B8, 84, 1A, 00, 00, E8, 5D, F1, FF, FF, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8D, 8C, 24, E8, 07, 00, 00, 88, 5C, 24, 13, C6, 44, 24, 14, 01, E8, 57, 06, 00, 00, 8D, 8C, 24, E8, 07, 00, 00, E8, CD, 05, 00, 00, 8D, 8C, 24, E8, 07, 00, 00, E8, 33, 05, 00, 00, 85, C0, 0F, 85, D9, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 18, 50, 8D, 8C, 24, EC, 07, 00, 00, E8, CB, 00, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 0F, 85, A0, 00, 00, 00, 66, 39, 5C, 24, 18, 74, 5E, 8B, 3D, 38, 91, 40, 00, 8D, 74, 24, 18, 6A, 03, 68, D8, D2, 40, 00, 56, FF, D7...
 
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Entropy:
7.9035

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file babylon10_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=d84eeebefdd158e236e65909190afbb7

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=82db5911b798a75ca1c7f186ba5c4710

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=7404&d=605e2ae3c7f812d14a5995b5d26d3e5f&trkupdate=[intrk:hp]

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=605e2ae3c7f812d14a5995b5d26d3e5f

http://dl.babylon.com/site/files/.../Babylon10_setup.exe

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=55e3acfff19d47213d9ef3c5b0bec56b

http://www.babylon.com/.../download.cgi?type=100&d=4b71e01e62d357fba2cb7e5835fd6bf8

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