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setup.exe

Setup Module

Visual Tools

The application setup.exe, “Setup Application” by Visual Tools has been detected as adware by 40 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address DedLoadLM2200.babylon.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed by Visual Tools)

Product:
Setup Module

Description:
Setup Application

Version:
9.1.1.10

MD5:
26f6d1b6756a83de9755a05f7c030d75

SHA-1:
935f58155f74b051f9123b6022b7d358b52b146f

SHA-256:
2acab7c986bbf80578c3bd998dd2d853257719ceb74c9d30bb4ea28952403d5b

Scanner detections:
40 / 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:
2/24/2025 8:50:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
921

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.AP.Gen
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2014.07.24

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Kukacka
2014.9-140728

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.3399

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.14728

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1045

Bkav FE
W32.Clod2b6.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Boost by Reason
Optional.VisualTools.F
188838

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Babylon.id
17372

Dr.Web
Trojan.StartPage.56734
9.0.1.0354

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
8.14.07.28.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
7.9027

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-28-07_2

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.181.12819

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
14.0.0.3491

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Babylon.A
v2013.12.03.04

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.7055

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.179.842.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.627

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.yusp
0.28.2.60990

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20140728

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
14.07.23.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
14.07.28.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM19.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.VisualTools.F
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kj!1522176
23.00.65.14726

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10435

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11077

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0927
7.2.355

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.28

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
31208

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
1.8 MB (1,898,992 bytes)

Product version:
9.1.1.10

Copyright:
Copyright © Babylon Ltd. 1997-2013

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\latest\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visual Tools

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/11/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Visual Tools, O=Visual Tools, L=Belgrade, S=Serbia, C=RS

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
789958B0264F06055619270074AFA61F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/8/2013 1:51:43 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:knARLFkMxNcIs5WLDbZfGG98dhNmpejZCPiXnE2yYH0e8U07:BFkw7s5WcYkjZCwE2dH0e8UG

Entry address:
0x56276

Entry point:
E8, 64, E3, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 88, 43, 54, 00, E8, D4, 05, 00, 00, 33, FF, 89, 7D, E4, 33, C0, 8B, 75, 0C, 3B, F7, 0F, 95, C0, 3B, C7, 75, 20, E8, D3, E1, FF, FF, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, F1, F4, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, E9, BC, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, 3C, 75, 00, 00, 59, 89, 7D, FC, F6, 46, 0C, 40, 75, 77, 56, E8, EB, E1, FF, FF, 59, 83, F8, FF, 74, 1B, 83, F8, FE, 74, 16, 8B, D0, C1, FA, 05, 8B, C8, 83, E1, 1F, C1, E1, 06, 03, 0C, 95, 80, 30, 5C, 00, EB, 05...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,151,488 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to DedLoadLM2200.babylon.com  (184.154.27.232:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0012.babylon.com  (173.236.48.139:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-us-dc3-005.babylon.com  (198.143.175.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to singhop0013.babylon.com  (108.163.228.179:80)

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