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 5 anti-malware scanners. 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address ba-sh-nl-dc-006.babsft.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Babylon Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Module

Description:
Setup Application

Version:
9.0.2.2

MD5:
1e0478c347336f6a1785014a7d75a450

SHA-1:
a20c2805001c00ab67160c73d6fa0576941e05cf

SHA-256:
cd2ad783cc37f58ca49c6eb0b96f5644d4ae89924d8709f70a084873f7755107

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
12/26/2024 12:13:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Babylon.F
188838

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Android.Adware.Plankton
8.14.08.07.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
8.9045

F-Prot
W32/Virut.AI!Generic
v6.4.6.5.141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Babylon.F
14.8.7.19

File size:
897.6 KB (919,152 bytes)

Product version:
9.0.2.2

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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/9/2012 12:59:59 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:
3/30/2011 9:14:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oHbl91xsJxQyezH3EEGUptqF0vcuvER7lXi6MxYhav6WBcA5voa8svzhhXgtYlPx:yE6YGquUfR7lX7MqaOA5vlJvzhhX5x

Entry address:
0x44732

Entry point:
E8, 64, BA, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 0C, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 0F, B6, 06, 8D, 48, BF, 46, 83, F9, 19, 77, 03, 83, C0, 20, 0F, B6, 0A, 8D, 79, BF, 42, 83, FF, 19, 77, 03, 83, C1, 20, 85, C0, 74, 04, 3B, C1, 74, DA, 5F, 2B, C1, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 33, DB, 39, 5D, 08, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 41, 56, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, C0, BE, FF, FF, 8B, F0, 46, 56, E8, DE, BD, FF, FF, 8B, F8, 59, 59, 3B, FB, 74, 22, FF, 75, 08, 56, 57, E8, C2, 2B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 85, C0, 74, 0D...
 
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Code size:
642 KB (657,408 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to LB2200.babylon.com  (69.175.64.72:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to DedLoadLM2200.babylon.com  (184.154.27.235:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc1-008.babsft.com  (198.20.106.236:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc-006.babsft.com  (107.6.141.14:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ba-sh-nl-dc1-.005.com  (198.20.96.179:80)

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