babylon9_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 babylon9_setup.exe, “Babylon Client Setup” by Babylon has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application 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:
5a90bd793a31a0349c25755b8dab4ed9

SHA-1:
70b462e229b38a961e948c1c13932853028218c2

SHA-256:
42c1e8670d52f6c21a0e5bbf34fd3b0f3b0ae63187c6261f97efce90d1ffac3f

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:
12/24/2024 11:34:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.3.1.12

File size:
877.1 KB (898,160 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\babylon9_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/9/2011 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/8/2012 8:59:59 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:
23EB6FA7C450FB11E23708D04D92DD17

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/5/2012 4:12:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1762

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, 81, EC, 38, 02, 00, 00, A1, 00, 50, 40, 00, 33, C4, 89, 84, 24, 34, 02, 00, 00, 56, 57, 33, FF, 57, FF, 15, 40, 40, 40, 00, 6A, 0A, 8B, F0, 68, E8, 41, 40, 00, 56, FF, 15, 5C, 40, 40, 00, 3B, C7, 74, 16, 50, 8D, 44, 24, 20, 50, 8D, 44, 24, 20, 50, 56, E8, 61, 03, 00, 00, 83, C4, 10, EB, 05, B8, 16, 07, 00, 00, 3B, C7, 0F, 85, BB, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 8D, 4C, 24, 20, 89, 7C, 24, 08, 89, 7C, 24, 0C, 89, 7C, 24, 10, C7, 44, 24, 14, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 23, F8, FF, FF, 3B, C7, 0F, 85, 94...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

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