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medciclopedia.exe

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 medciclopedia.exe by Babylon has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the WinZip SFX installer. 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)

MD5:
967480cf67d6e85ef149ebac487e90ca

SHA-1:
86612dd8c67d4e6434f8532634cb00827bb66700

SHA-256:
95424130a0d79b7cae1fe710ea242751199eff973a4198f2b74b5a0bb6e7f761

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:
11/27/2024 12:44:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.3.13.20

File size:
4.3 MB (4,480,232 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WinZip SFX

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/25/2008 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/4/2009 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Babylon Ltd., OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=Babylon Ltd., L=Or-Yehuda, S=Or-Yehuda, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
2DCCFE07B39A48CC9D8AF0E260C1FBCF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/9/2001 4:09:05 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.10

Entry address:
0x3F8F

Entry point:
53, FF, 15, 4C, 70, 40, 00, B3, 22, 38, 18, 74, 03, 80, C3, FE, 8A, 48, 01, 40, 33, D2, 3A, CA, 74, 0A, 3A, CB, 74, 06, 8A, 48, 01, 40, EB, F2, 38, 10, 74, 01, 40, 52, 50, 52, 52, FF, 15, 50, 70, 40, 00, 50, E8, 9E, F3, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 54, 70, 40, 00, 5B, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 8B, 40, 3C, 05, F8, 00, 00, 00, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, A1, 88, 94, 40, 00, 83, 0D, 00, 93, 40, 00, FF, 56, 33, F6, 39, 35, 40, 8E, 40, 00, 89, 35, 34, 94, 40, 00, 89, 35, 84, 94, 40, 00, A3, 24, 97, 40, 00, 75, 05, E8, 9D, D2, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.9988

Packer / compiler:
WinZip, 0x32-bit SFX v8.x module

Code size:
21.5 KB (22,016 bytes)

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