setup.exe

Setup Module

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 setup.exe, “Setup 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 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:
Setup Module

Description:
Setup Application

Version:
9.0.3.19

MD5:
69a5843aa8a5c7b6a2f082314d41be54

SHA-1:
6c5cbb64129ecc6de0894313cbb0a1c704a96be7

SHA-256:
40da7d5040cecfac55de64f96142b78cd5cf4f27b3879ed2831aab76323d3461

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 11:55:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.2.7.22

File size:
1.7 MB (1,803,376 bytes)

Product version:
9.0.3.19

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2011

Original file name:
Setup32.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/10/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/9/2012 1:59:59 AM

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:
8/15/2011 6:11:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x50E67

Entry point:
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Code size:
998 KB (1,021,952 bytes)

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