Should I remove Babylon?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
67% remove it33% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #2,140
United States Rank #5,369
Reach 0.3015%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.21 days
419.07 days >
Average installed length: 220.19 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
Pro v9.0.3 |
0.03% |
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8.00.0603 |
0.02% |
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8.00.0502 |
0.02% |
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8.00.0114 |
0.02% |
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8.00.0111 |
0.03% |
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8.00.0036 |
0.08% |
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8.00.0027 |
0.03% |
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8.0.6.5 |
0.02% |
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7.05.0103 |
0.20% |
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7.00.0323 |
0.03% |
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7.00.0313 |
0.05% |
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7.00.0013 |
0.03% |
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6.00.0137 |
0.03% |
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6.00.0131 |
0.02% |
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6.0.0.26 |
0.08% |
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6.0.0.24 |
0.03% |
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5.00.0852 |
0.03% |
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5.00.0746 |
0.02% |
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Babylon
What is Babylon?
Babylon is a computer dictionary and translation program, developed by Babylon Ltd. Babylon's translation software prompts to add the Babylon Toolbar, identified as a browser hijacker. The toolbar also comes bundled as an add-on with other software downloads. It changes browser preferences such as the user's home page and search engine, changes that can be very difficult to reverse. A single click on any text using the right mouse button or combination of the right mouse button and a keyboard modifier, and the Babylon window appears providing a translation and definition of the clicked term. Babylon is a tool used for translation and conversion of currencies, measurements and time, and for obtaining other contextual information. The program also uses a text-to-speech agent so users hear the proper pronunciation of words and text.
About (from Babylon Ltd)
Our high performance desktop translator boasts a host of new features, encased in a sleek new design. With Babylon, you'll enjoy all of your favorite traditional features, as well as document translation, complimentary fun facts, and more dictionaries & languages than ever before!
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Loads into the web browser
- Connects to a server over the Internet
- Known to include offers within the setup
- May modify the web browser's home page
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Babylon.
Babylon.exe (c1d4af12f9a859b7bc93a3b6ae60faf1) has been flagged by the following 30 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
1011 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1581413 |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.141.156 |
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen |
AVG |
2015.0.3489 |
Generic35 |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14430 |
Trojan.Win32.Anomaly.gen |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.600 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1581413 |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4959 |
HW32.CDB |
CAT-QuickHeal |
4.14.12.00 |
Trojan.Anomaly |
Commtouch SDK |
5.4.1.7 |
W32/Heuristic-210!Eldorado |
Comodo Security |
18059 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.04.30.01 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1581413 |
F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/Heuristic-210 |
F-Secure |
11.2014-30-04_4 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1581413 |
G Data |
14.4.24 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1581413 |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.2.29 |
Trojan.Win32.Anomaly |
Jiangmin |
KV140430 |
Backdoor/Agent.czhx |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.176.11663 |
Riskware |
K7GW |
13.176.11663 |
Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
McAfee |
5600.7145 |
Artemis!C1D4AF12F9A8 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7145 |
Heuristic.LooksLike.Win32.Suspicious.R |
Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.10401 |
Trojan:Win32/Anomaly.gen!C |
MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.360 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1581413 |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.58873 |
Trojan.Win32.Regrun.cwoah |
Norman |
10.20140430 |
Suspicious_Gen4.FVKPU |
nProtect |
14.04.06.01 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1581413 |
Panda Antivirus |
14.04.30.01 |
Trj/CI.A |
Sophos |
4.98 |
Mal/Generic-S |
Symantec |
4/30/2014 rev. 4 |
WS.Reputation |
Trend Micro |
10.465.30 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0DBP14 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.120 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0DBP14 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
28082 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
BabylonIEPI.dll (62c8ad8d049f4527cabeef3320d3541d) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.Bbylon.H |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware.E93D |
ESET-NOD32 |
11697 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Babylon.P potentially unwanted |
IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.9.2.0 |
PUA.Toolbar.Babylon |
Kaspersky |
15.0.1.10 |
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Babylon.b |
Norman |
7.00.20 |
Babylon.A |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0504 |
GUninstaller.exe (b0f6507f8666e89dd9f192313d88eb98) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4613 |
HW32.Laneul.zosu |
Comodo Security |
17604 |
Application.Win32.Agent.~A |
View all 39 all detections

Babylon has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Babylon
URL: www.babylon.com/products/babylon
Help link: www.babylon.com/redirects/redir.cgi?type=help50
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\babylon\babylon-pro
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Babylon\Babylon-Pro\Utils\uninstbb.exe
Estimated size: 12.72 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Babylon
Program executable: | babylon.exe |
Name: | Babylon Client |
| Babylon Information Tool |
Path: | C:\Program Files\babylon\babylon-pro\babylon.exe |
MD5: | a827ede641cdebee337bb753aa299ee8 |
Additional files:
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BSetupObj.dll - BSetupObj Module (Setup Assist Module)
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Babylon Pro 9.0.2 r2 Protable By xXHelperXx - xStyle19.exe - Babylon Client (Babylon Information Tool)
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BabylonORIG.exe
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BabyServices.dll - Babylon Services
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BContentServer.dll - Babylon Content
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BContentServerExt.dll - Babylon Document Provider
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BException.dll - Babylon EXception
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captlib.dll
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captlib64.dll
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BabylonHelper64.exe - BabylonHelper (Support for 64-bit OS)
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BabylonDocTranslation64PI.dll - Babylon Compressor 1.0 (Babylon Compressor Menu Extention)
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BabylonDocTranslationPI.dll
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BDesktopAgent.dll - Babylon Desktop Agent
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BabylonOffice64PI.dll - Babylon Office Addin
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BabylonOfficePI.dll
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BabylonIEPI.dll - Babylon IE Addin (Babylon Internet Explorer Addin)
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uninstbb.exe - Uninstall Module (Uninstall Application)
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GUninstaller.exe - Uninstaller (Uninstaller Application)
Behaviors exhibited
2 Context Menu Handlers
- BabylonDocTranslationPI.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'BCSShellMenuExt' with a class of {947217BD-E967-400A-B14A-BA851A8EDCBB}.
- BabylonDocTranslation64PI.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'BCSShellMenuExt' with a class of {947217BD-E967-400A-B14A-BA851A8EDCBB}.
Internet Explorer BHO
- BabylonIEPI.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Babylon IE plugin' with the class of {9CFACCB6-2F3F-4177-94EA-0D2B72D384C1}.
Scheduled Task
- Babylon.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EF753A4D-D8F7-4604-9882-32BB7A3DC17B}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Babylon.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Babylon Client.
Startup File (User Run)
- Babylon.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Babylon.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\Babylon\Babylon-Pro\Babylon.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Babylon.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Babylon Client' which loads as C:\Program Files\Babylon\Babylon-Pro\Babylon.exe -AutoStart.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Babylon.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Babylon\Babylon-Pro\Babylon.exe'.
Network connections
- Babylon.exe connects to singhop0007.babylon.com (184.154.40.59 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
Babylon.exe |
Memory: | 26.6 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0287421483% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.01024451% | |
User CPU: | 0.01849764% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 5,593,566 | |
Switches/sec: | 5 | |
I/O reads/min: | 284.6 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 46.18 KB | |
How do I remove Babylon?
You can uninstall Babylon from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Babylon, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Babylon.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Babylon you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win 8 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 67%
Keep it 33%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
69.11% |
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Windows 10 |
18.24% |
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Windows XP |
8.51% |
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Windows Vista |
4.14% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.55% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.93% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
9.92% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
8.46% |
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Windows 8.1 |
3.39% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
2.87% |
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Geography
19.19% of installs come from Iran
Which countries install it?
Iran |
19.19% |
United States |
15.89% |
Israel |
14.69% |
Germany |
8.37% |
Italy |
3.00% |
Brazil |
2.56% |
United Kingdom |
1.97% |
France |
1.92% |
Turkey |
1.82% |
Netherlands |
1.51% |
MA |
1.49% |
Egypt |
1.40% |
Spain |
1.38% |
Canada |
1.31% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
22.80% |
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Dell |
22.69% |
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Acer |
14.94% |
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GIGABYTE |
11.61% |
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ASUS |
10.20% |
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Toshiba |
5.18% |
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Lenovo |
4.08% |
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Intel |
3.78% |
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Samsung |
3.53% |
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American Megatrends |
1.19% |
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Common models |
Dell Inspiron N5110 |
5.94% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.79% |
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Dell Inspiron N5010 |
4.65% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.42% |
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HP ProBook 4530s |
2.97% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.44% |
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About Babylon Ltd
Babylon is a computer dictionary and translation program, developed by Babylon Ltd., an Israeli public company.
Publisher URL: www.babylon.com