babylon10_setup_ns.exe

Babylon Setup

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 babylon10_setup_ns.exe by Babylon Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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 Software Ltd.  (signed by Babylon Software)

Product:
Babylon Setup

Description:
Babylon Setup SE

Version:
10.0.0.0

MD5:
e7b5b6f8ec7ea8144e10c4af988404b1

SHA-1:
78473a53bade588cf717558c3c5a789ed33c4f06

SHA-256:
8f3028a1e16d20e887df01ae8a1e2717ab483080d5192e11eba6cb7fd93adb19

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
1/12/2025 12:01:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.2.15.13

File size:
666.5 KB (682,504 bytes)

Product version:
10.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Software Ltd. 1997-2016

Original file name:
SetupStub.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\babylon10_setup_ns.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/7/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/8/2016 1:59:59 AM

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:
5/8/2016 4:46:18 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0x4EFA

Entry point:
E8, 8D, 02, 00, 00, E9, 80, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, A1, 04, 80, 41, 00, 83, E0, 1F, 6A, 20, 59, 2B, C8, 8B, 45, 08, D3, C8, 33, 05, 04, 80, 41, 00, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, 48, 3C, 03, C8, 0F, B7, 41, 14, 8D, 51, 18, 03, D0, 0F, B7, 41, 06, 6B, F0, 28, 03, F2, 3B, D6, 74, 19, 8B, 4D, 0C, 3B, 4A, 0C, 72, 0A, 8B, 42, 08, 03, 42, 0C, 3B, C8, 72, 0C, 83, C2, 28, 3B, D6, 75, EA, 33, C0, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, C2, EB, F9, E8, 42, 07, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 03, 32, C0, C3, 64, A1, 18, 00, 00, 00, 56, BE, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9050  (probably packed)

Code size:
61.5 KB (62,976 bytes)

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