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:
fe68dc54bcc8a71d7341102fda49b5c7

SHA-1:
fa0d79f18eb1be7aa1cefbc51f3b701bc5af4a11

SHA-256:
28cae34bbf2ce7bb8c31ea816110ee001cbd4395becb11a82f2ad6e0589a3332

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:
1/11/2025 11:49:17 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.12.31.3

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)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/7/2016 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/7/2016 11:59:59 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:
5/8/2016 2:46:18 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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Code size:
61.5 KB (62,976 bytes)

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