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merriam webster.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 merriam webster.exe by Babylon has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
f531595331457e78ef0fe1f3bd62ca8d

SHA-1:
03a3cbfdcba11acd97bdc6593edbf9a9ad4a0519

SHA-256:
b74e95f8c22882623d56a7a63d938707c2447c28edfa1815a23ee8b8909cb004

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:23:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.1.2.1

File size:
37.5 MB (39,313,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Babylon Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/22/2005 2:56:56 PM

Valid to:
2/22/2006 2:56:56 PM

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:
3F04DE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/7/2005 8:07:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x3E1C

Entry point:
83, EC, 20, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 92, 40, 00, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 28, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 68, 54, 92, 40, 00, 68, 20, E8, 42, 00, A3, D0, F0, 42, 00, E8, 72, 2A, 00, 00, BE, 00, 64, 43, 00, BF, 00, 04, 00, 00, 56, 57, FF, 15, C4, 70, 40, 00, E8, 7A, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 2D, 8C, 70, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 21, 68, FB, 03, 00, 00, 56, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 68, 4C, 92, 40, 00, 56, FF, D5, E8, 57, FF, FF, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 84, 47, 01, 00, 00, BE, 00, 50...
 
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Entropy:
7.9996  (probably packed)

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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