File name:

RuntimeBroker4.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/61387268-f20e-42b5-ac90-2d1a5561cc9d
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 21, 2025, 23:59:49
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 6 sections
MD5:

76492CC4BE2C841E3A4C06F5EA1BA530

SHA1:

FC562429386AAE5DD332C507EB5DB6E530B930CD

SHA256:

158357B350B1892C6305C7919196CB39A9E30CAE2531185D1A018E13B1955A6F

SSDEEP:

98304:Cgr+B24Fmw+uJG1+ZW6nSPnqJOo5LTWEME1MoWx1EDsGOi3i2CvVl:xNhl

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 4224)
      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 6472)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6732)
    • Dynamically loads an assembly (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 4084)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 4224)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 4224)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6732)
    • Application launched itself

      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 4224)
    • Creates or modifies Windows services

      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 6472)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 6472)
    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 6472)
    • Executes as Windows Service

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6732)
    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6732)
    • Searches for installed software

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6732)
    • The process bypasses the loading of PowerShell profile settings

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6732)
    • The process hides Powershell's copyright startup banner

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6732)
    • Uses base64 encoding (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 4084)
    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6732)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 4224)
      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 6472)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6732)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 4224)
      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 6472)
    • Checks supported languages

      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 4224)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6732)
      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 6472)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 4224)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 6472)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6732)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • RuntimeBroker4.exe (PID: 4224)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6732)
    • Checks if a key exists in the options dictionary (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 1208)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (49.9)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2025:05:09 13:00:31+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 14.43
CodeSize: 2169344
InitializedDataSize: 1311232
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x1dd96c
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows command line
FileVersionNumber: 3.2.1134.78
ProductVersionNumber: 0.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0017
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
FileDescription: Runtime Broker
FileVersion: 3.2.1134.78
LegalCopyright: Apache 2.0 License
ProductName: MeshCentral Agent
ProductVersion: Commit: 2025-Mar-19 14:43:56-0400
OriginalFileName: RuntimeBroker
No data.
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Total processes
156
Monitored processes
17
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start runtimebroker4.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs runtimebroker4.exe conhost.exe no specs runtimebroker.exe powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs manage-bde.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1208powershell -noprofile -nologo -command -C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exeRuntimeBroker.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\atl.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1324powershell -noprofile -nologo -command -C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exeRuntimeBroker.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1496powershell -noprofile -nologo -command -C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exeRuntimeBroker.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1560C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1644\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exepowershell.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2532manage-bde -protectors -get C: -Type recoverypasswordC:\Windows\System32\manage-bde.execmd.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
BitLocker Drive Encryption: Configuration Tool
Exit code:
4294967295
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\manage-bde.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
3396\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exepowershell.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3956\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exeRuntimeBroker4.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
4084powershell -noprofile -nologo -command -C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exeRuntimeBroker.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\atl.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
4224"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\RuntimeBroker4.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\RuntimeBroker4.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Runtime Broker
Exit code:
0
Version:
3.2.1134.78
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\runtimebroker4.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.19041.3636_none_60b6a03d71f818d5\comctl32.dll
Total events
22 096
Read events
22 076
Write events
20
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6472) RuntimeBroker4.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater
Operation:writeName:ImagePath
Value:
"C:\Program Files\MS\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater\RuntimeBroker.exe" --meshServiceName="RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater" --installedByUser="S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001"
(PID) Process:(6472) RuntimeBroker4.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater
Operation:writeName:_InstalledBy
Value:
S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001
(PID) Process:(6472) RuntimeBroker4.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater
(PID) Process:(6472) RuntimeBroker4.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater
Operation:writeName:DisplayIcon
Value:
C:\Program Files\MS\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater\RuntimeBroker.exe
(PID) Process:(6472) RuntimeBroker4.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater
Operation:writeName:InstallDate
Value:
20250622
(PID) Process:(6472) RuntimeBroker4.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater
Operation:writeName:InstallLocation
Value:
C:\Program Files\MS\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater\
(PID) Process:(6472) RuntimeBroker4.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater
Operation:writeName:EstimatedSize
Value:
3440
(PID) Process:(6472) RuntimeBroker4.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater
Operation:writeName:NoModify
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(6472) RuntimeBroker4.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater
Operation:writeName:NoRepair
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(6472) RuntimeBroker4.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
C:\Program Files\MS\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater\RuntimeBroker.exe -funinstall --meshServiceName="RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater"
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
7
Text files
11
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6472RuntimeBroker4.exeC:\Program Files\MS\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater\RuntimeBroker.exeexecutable
MD5:76492CC4BE2C841E3A4C06F5EA1BA530
SHA256:158357B350B1892C6305C7919196CB39A9E30CAE2531185D1A018E13B1955A6F
6732RuntimeBroker.exeC:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My\Certificates\C21F87AEACB78DA9033510AB72636D2330F9047Bbinary
MD5:776CD844731DB41AFBD1EFCBDC38F2D3
SHA256:D31BEE53A928EC69C1897DD0B0006A8A729515307E5CF84121F801050FD7DAB6
6732RuntimeBroker.exeC:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My\Certificates\5B8D1FAAB5969BFE185AB0FE99ABC7B3466C12EBbinary
MD5:AE99EEC6C299F34072D3EF06B4A3472C
SHA256:7CD64029F18B316A089E79C6FD3D2B32772E82C16F34E4D309E20E3846C0C6D3
6732RuntimeBroker.exeC:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My\Keys\2295FF829C9F5E6521C954FAE863E5009ACA23CEbinary
MD5:DE9EE7CB6EB0C6C691ACD96B48011554
SHA256:64C430DA5C2C6ECC6F580F6571D3A66AF2F7AE7C6A27A99D30743548B029CFFC
1208powershell.exeC:\Windows\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_qltoin3t.yph.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6732RuntimeBroker.exeC:\Program Files\MS\RuntimeBrokerServiceUpdater\RuntimeBroker.db.tmpbinary
MD5:648A0A8B5EA9E041F8745A0750B67E07
SHA256:DB339B958FC6EDB4C657EB6F8AC17C850CBC8BBF3D51CA8FBE7A650DDC28B596
4084powershell.exeC:\Windows\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_j25sibig.e3a.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
1496powershell.exeC:\Windows\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_0mx4mg2q.qtb.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
1496powershell.exeC:\Windows\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_nrst2xhx.423.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
4084powershell.exeC:\Windows\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_egwsqej5.eeo.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
22
DNS requests
16
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.24.77.37:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5528
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.23.181.156:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5528
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.23.181.156:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.181.156:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
3768
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
420
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
184.24.77.37:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
2.23.181.156:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.142
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 184.24.77.37
  • 184.24.77.35
  • 184.24.77.12
  • 184.24.77.6
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 2.23.181.156
whitelisted
us.bbanddd.com
  • 172.86.105.5
unknown
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.245.163.56
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.66
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 20.190.160.128
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.23.77.188
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info