guninstaller.exe

Uninstaller

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 guninstaller.exe, “Uninstaller Application” 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 self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Babylon toolbar by BabylonToolbar. 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:
Uninstaller

Description:
Uninstaller Application

Version:
9.1.0.1

MD5:
7bea9fb561e5e3e24f1e64a4893a420a

SHA-1:
0d5fe5a6bb3809905b6d8acca7ea0b51c4d834b6

SHA-256:
948e08f7040b4ac55f96c2a9c5f2f8c97675f36abb9d0ded75e0701fe46b5ef9

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:
12/23/2024 11:46:04 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.2.25.19

File size:
17.4 MB (18,272,256 bytes)

Product version:
9.1.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2012

Original file name:
Uninstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\babylontoolbar\babylontoolbar\1.8.7.2\guninstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/26/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/8/2014 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:
48C39FBA62460E24E169054FE518E0AF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/10/2012 3:23:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1FBCA

Entry point:
E8, DB, AE, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 68, 30, FC, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, A4, C1, 44, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, A4, C1, 44, 00, 57, 8B, 06, C6...
 
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Code size:
250.5 KB (256,512 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Babylon toolbar

Display publisher:
BabylonToolbar

Display version:
1.8.7.2

Uninstall string:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\BabylonToolbar\BabylonToolbar\1.8.7.2\GUninstaller.exe" -uprtc -key "BabylonToolbar"


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