Babylon Software - False identification

[ran_babsoft]

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

I am writing you in regards to your false identification of our software - Babylon 10 as a threat. Currently you are removing many files that are required for our software to run.

By doing that you are misleading our users and not allowing them to use the software they downloaded for free or paid for.

 

I am not sure whether you are aware of the fact that Babylon Software LTD. has purchased the translation business in its entirety from Babylon LTD.. Babylon Software LTD. focuses on using a clean software solely for translation purposes, which comes with no bundles or search properties in any way or form. All of our installation files are also signed with our new signature.

 

If you wish to re-inspect our software, you can download it from our site at http://www.babylon.com. If you still find anything improper, we would be happy to hear about it and correct it.

 

We believe that the aforementioned is caused due to a misunderstanding on your end, as you were not informed of the modifications that were recently made in our translation software, and that you will correct the false identification ASAP.

 

Best regards,

 

Ran Eyal

Head of Marketing and Media

Babylon Software Ltd.

 

[GuiltySpark]

Not according to hundreds of users https://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/babylon.com?utm_source=addon&utm_content=rw-viewsc#page-1

[ran_babsoft]

Dear Moderator,

 

I expected a more detailed response to my query. With that said:

 

You have quoted a link to a software called WOT - Web of Trust. The negative comments from it's users seem to stop around October 2014, when Babylon Software LTD. purchased the translation software from Babylon LTD. As I have explained, Babylon Software LTD. focuses on using a clean software solely for translation purposes, which comes with no bundles or search properties in any way or form. All of our installation files are also signed with our new signature.

 

If you wish to re-inspect our software, you can download it from our site at http://www.babylon.com. If you still find anything improper, we would be happy to hear about it and correct it.

 

Ran Eyal

Head of Marketing and Media

Babylon Software Ltd.

[GuiltySpark]

I have just completed my own inspection of this and HerdProtect also shows it to be suspicious.

 

Saved date:          25/05/2015 14:33:38
Files detected:     15
Files scanned:         3,036
Processes scanned:     33
Modules scanned:     432
ASEPs scanned:         351
Downloads scanned:     0
Deep analysis:         0/0
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Files

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File path:         c:\program files\babylon\babylon-pro\babylon.exe
Publisher:         Babylon Software Ltd.
Signer:         Babylon Software
MD5:             3641683a85cfdc68c7182afdb3624fc9
SHA-1:             535d712a43ffba2e4dacfaa9ed695b3f5e0409d5
Created:         25/05/2015 14:00:18
Detections:         2
Determination:         Adware
            - Reason Heuristics as Adware.Startup.Babylon (Adware)
            - Boost by Reason as Optional.Startup.BabylonSoftware

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File path:         c:\program files\babylon\babylon-pro\babyservices.dll
Publisher:         Babylon Software Ltd.
Signer:         Babylon Software
MD5:             43e8e768db4b2ddaa9d17275709cd033
SHA-1:             7f8ff90e6935773d866f9f636ad84f463376a363
Created:         25/05/2015 14:00:18
Detections:         1
Determination:         Adware
            - Reason Heuristics as PUP.Babylon (Adware)

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File path:         c:\program files\babylon\babylon-pro\bexception.dll
Publisher:         Babylon Software Ltd.
Signer:         Babylon Software
MD5:             f4a6a3951deacc6420858de9d9edabb4
SHA-1:             f96dfaad453a026e335d2d59a90413a0eb8e83d5
Created:         25/05/2015 14:00:18
Detections:         1
Determination:         Adware
            - Reason Heuristics as PUP.Babylon (Adware)

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File path:         c:\program files\babylon\babylon-pro\captlib.dll
Publisher:         Babylon Software Ltd.
Signer:         Babylon Software
MD5:             27b1790c85d032fdd78ca29820c9da49
SHA-1:             29c04ae2828bfb0681c0c7c4853fc2ac7c39f8b5
Created:         25/05/2015 14:00:18
Detections:         1
Determination:         Adware
            - Reason Heuristics as PUP.Babylon (Adware)

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File path:         c:\program files\babylon\babylon-pro\bcontentserver.dll
Publisher:         Babylon Software Ltd.
Signer:         Babylon Software
MD5:             11991739ef4d9bf60d33f649e1e06440
SHA-1:             c6bed82a249529860649e3a4347c51285122bdf0
Created:         25/05/2015 14:00:18
Detections:         1
Determination:         Adware
            - Reason Heuristics as PUP.Babylon (Adware)

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File path:         c:\program files\babylon\babylon-pro\bcontentserverext.dll
Publisher:         Babylon Software Ltd.
Signer:         Babylon Software
MD5:             81fd4bb623777a3bc8f63fe3064661dc
SHA-1:             6e4d5e1249edd4d1e594b501d5df14bee205f5bf
Created:         25/05/2015 14:00:19
Detections:         1
Determination:         Adware
            - Reason Heuristics as PUP.Babylon (Adware)

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File path:         c:\program files\babylon\babylon-pro\utils\babylondoctranslationpi.dll
Publisher:         Babylon Software Ltd.
Signer:         Babylon Software
MD5:             6f14a7c379e1e3e35436c23d68270c40
SHA-1:             a402f64c43f4bba79ea266fa48bccb4bb6f99e52
Created:         25/05/2015 14:00:19
Detections:         1
Determination:         Adware
            - Reason Heuristics as PUP.Babylon (Adware)

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File path:         c:\program files\babylon\babylon-pro\utils\babyloniepi.dll
Publisher:         Babylon Software Ltd.
Signer:         Babylon Software
MD5:             567397416c93666a3d28f1f1e29bb86b
SHA-1:             df7c5005a391dc25d75f690638c955e9ae1815d8
Created:         25/05/2015 14:00:19
Detections:         3
Determination:         Adware
            - ESET NOD32 as Win32/Toolbar.Babylon.P potentially unwanted (variant) (Adware)
            - Reason Heuristics as PUP.Toolbar.Babylon (Adware)
            - Boost by Reason as Optional.Toolbar.BabylonSoftware

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File path:         c:\users\tester\downloads\babylon10_setup_ns.exe
Publisher:         Babylon Software Ltd.
Signer:         Babylon Software
MD5:             a162c4c2e72d41d96b13d9f5c1a55a6f
SHA-1:             9e1169eb0d7edd5b1723c6b21aac82f5779180cd
Created:         25/05/2015 14:04:09
Detections:         3
Determination:         Adware
            - Dr.Web as Adware.Babylon.36 (Adware)
            - Qihoo 360 Security as HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen (Undefined)
            - Reason Heuristics as PUP.Babylon.Installer (Adware)

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File path:         c:\users\tester\downloads\herdprotectscan_portable.exe
Publisher:         Reason Company Software Inc.
Signer:         Reason Software Company Inc.
MD5:             e8cd7d40ac25ab4e28df71ccb55b0579
SHA-1:             ec3e8de5acaa62fc56f2f062847c00342116466d
Created:         25/05/2015 14:09:04
Detections:         1
Determination:         Ignore detections (false positive)
            - Rising Antivirus as PE:Malware.ArcadeWeb!6.727 (Undefined)

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File path:         c:\program files\babylon\babylon-pro\utils\babylonchromeocrext.exe
Publisher:         Babylon Software Ltd.
Signer:         Babylon Software
MD5:             e1dc384a04332d248fedcc6fdebecd6a
SHA-1:             63ddf7f62a53cb123761671288b0bc4bc0132103
Created:         25/05/2015 14:00:21
Detections:         1
Determination:         Adware
            - Reason Heuristics as PUP.Babylon.BabylonSoftware (Adware)

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File path:         c:\program files\babylon\babylon-pro\utils\babylonfeedbackagent.exe
Publisher:         
Signer:         Babylon Software
MD5:             2d37d4b4303d5d01e9331fc455041ddd
SHA-1:             cd120e2827b20660ca1f29699b797d77e4eb6cfc
Created:         25/05/2015 14:00:21
Detections:         1
Determination:         Adware
            - Reason Heuristics as PUP.Babylon (Adware)

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File path:         c:\program files\babylon\babylon-pro\utils\babylonofficepi.dll
Publisher:         Babylon Software Ltd.
Signer:         Babylon Software
MD5:             a59b84b02e91a4dad2d2c07bd263d505
SHA-1:             e5ed0a73c97621f37390850f60d9037362511506
Created:         25/05/2015 14:00:20
Detections:         2
Determination:         Adware
            - ESET NOD32 as Win32/Toolbar.Babylon.P potentially unwanted (variant) (Adware)
            - Reason Heuristics as PUP.Babylon (Adware)

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File path:         c:\program files\babylon\babylon-pro\utils\uninstbb.exe
Publisher:         Babylon Ltd.
Signer:         Babylon Ltd.
MD5:             09ed6a3bcec615a4963f0a5f60db6877
SHA-1:             c2d2063a0007ef5ebb2bde3d2609f32290f559c5
Created:         25/05/2015 14:00:18
Detections:         2
Determination:         Adware
            - Reason Heuristics as PUP.Babylon.I (Adware)
            - ESET NOD32 as Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant) (Adware)

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File path:         c:\program files\babylon\babylon-pro\utils\ocr@babylon.com\install.rdf
Publisher:         
MD5:             8c5ff5bf7a3ddf5591ea403326300287
SHA-1:             50d4e09912eb05aa781500d930c39dcaa7553bee
Created:         18/12/2014 15:02:23
Detections:         1
Determination:         Adware
            - Reason Heuristics as Adware.Babylon.MozillaPlugin (Adware)
 

[SAS Malware Research]

Hello Ran,

 

Due to Babylon Toolbar no longer being bundled with it, we at SUPERAntiSpyware have decided to disable our Unwanted Program detection of Babylon Software.

 

SUPERAntiSpyware Malware Research