| File name: | Brave.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/6df8da0b-2e0e-4f17-a4af-c2c55d1db298 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | March 23, 2025, 17:40:31 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 8 sections |
| MD5: | 4E4C82586D5463D298CF16CDA5978BBE |
| SHA1: | 4E42352AC32834B53346B47F7206C7B52CBD2E34 |
| SHA256: | 0ED2B6C373446E31C3AB8E424BE0783B7DC397B67DB6DBE29173271321C3F426 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:Q5SWISjW2svVyxboNUeCv8j7F6ptO+p2fyke/N5:a |
MALICIOUS
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- Brave.exe (PID: 6620)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7052)
- Brave.exe (PID: 1240)
- notepad.exe (PID: 4448)
- Brave.exe (PID: 6808)
- Brave.exe (PID: 4996)
- Brave.exe (PID: 7432)
- cmd.exe (PID: 7944)
SUSPICIOUS
Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution
- cmd.exe (PID: 7944)
INFO
Manual execution by a user
- cmd.exe (PID: 7944)
- notepad.exe (PID: 4448)
Checks supported languages
- Brave.exe (PID: 6620)
- Brave.exe (PID: 1240)
- Brave.exe (PID: 6808)
- Brave.exe (PID: 7432)
- Brave.exe (PID: 4996)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 7280)
- slui.exe (PID: 8064)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7052)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 8064)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- powershell.exe (PID: 7052)
Create files in a temporary directory
- powershell.exe (PID: 7052)
Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7052)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- notepad.exe (PID: 4448)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7052)
Checks current location (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7052)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | InstallShield setup (57.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (36.9) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (2.6) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:01:03 02:09:49+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.41 |
| CodeSize: | 1560064 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 1151488 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 543232 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x615d0 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows command line |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Brave |
| FileDescription: | Brave |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | Brave.dll |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | Brave.dll |
| ProductName: | Brave |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Total processes
150
Monitored processes
14
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
5
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1240 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Brave.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Brave.exe | powershell.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Brave Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Brave Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 4448 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Local Storage\New Text Document.txt | C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4996 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Brave.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Brave.exe | powershell.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Brave Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Brave Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 5892 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6404 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | Brave.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6620 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Brave.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Brave.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Brave Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Brave Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 6808 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Brave.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Brave.exe | powershell.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Brave Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Brave Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 7052 | powershell | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7248 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7280 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | SppExtComObj.Exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
13 094
Read events
13 094
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
6
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7052 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_0dcf40tx.b2b.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7052 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_kndnz1hd.vgs.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7052 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_eq52e0fv.k3n.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7052 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_kyasq1im.smc.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7052 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCache | binary | |
MD5:3F95A05381C6D14195F6A1538F5FBADE | SHA256:0E753E9AD3EDE811C17D076B462F85321B8F559C2E462AF0990A1653573A525F | |||
| 4448 | notepad.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Local Storage\New Text Document.txt | text | |
MD5:3638C483CE024F847FE2F4C4A99BD4EC | SHA256:7A70016049FE9FE0A5EDC694A3BF0FDA3585435BEF4F950CCF950049A0A797C2 | |||
| 7052 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\PSReadline\ConsoleHost_history.txt | text | |
MD5:03A2BD811BCFDE4A45D401270A89CBFC | SHA256:DA89EA52A34FFD6F6BD50935B8C31E5ACC69F06488A7314EF6D3C733196F087B | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
20
DNS requests
11
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
2112 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2924 | SearchApp.exe | 2.19.122.9:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
2924 | SearchApp.exe | 204.79.197.222:443 | fp.msedge.net | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7280 | slui.exe | 40.91.76.224:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
8064 | slui.exe | 40.91.76.224:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
fp.msedge.net |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |