File name:

RuntimeBroker.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/8e3d8455-33af-4323-aa15-71d06f7ad18c
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.

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Analysis date: April 07, 2025, 17:59:07
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
ms-smartcard
stealer
upx
susp-powershell
golang
salatstealer
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed, 3 sections
MD5:

B325D1A813547FC40F45F72031764E9D

SHA1:

89EA0C625A95C714A5D4B611B212B15B51E60A1B

SHA256:

43486C09F6C5B399395C85BCEC4EC042D0EFF50502499E3162192DCED13BDE7C

SSDEEP:

98304:E/WAN1qA6IaTo/v7LnwJxxtseF0ARPF6ijxpHfKIEsj26+1yKzgIX0dMPRS9f9nz:hvJAUg

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Starts REAGENTC.EXE to disable the Windows Recovery Environment

      • ReAgentc.exe (PID: 5116)

    • SALATSTEALER has been detected (YARA)

      • sihost.exe (PID: 7544)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5072)
      • ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 7228)

    • Application launched itself

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5072)

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 7244)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 7244)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 7244)

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • sihost.exe (PID: 7544)

    • Gets path to any of the special folders (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 7784)

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • sihost.exe (PID: 7544)

    • Multiple wallet extension IDs have been found

      • sihost.exe (PID: 7544)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5072)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 7244)
      • sihost.exe (PID: 7544)
      • ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 7228)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5072)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 7244)
      • sihost.exe (PID: 7544)

    • Checks supported languages

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5072)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 7244)
      • sihost.exe (PID: 7544)
      • ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 7228)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5072)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 7244)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 7244)

    • Drops encrypted JS script (Microsoft Script Encoder)

      • sihost.exe (PID: 7544)

    • Checks current location (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 7784)

    • Checks if a key exists in the options dictionary (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 7784)

    • Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 7784)

    • UPX packer has been detected

      • sihost.exe (PID: 7544)

    • Found Base64 encoded access to environment variables via PowerShell (YARA)

      • sihost.exe (PID: 7544)

    • Found Base64 encoded access to Windows Defender via PowerShell (YARA)

      • sihost.exe (PID: 7544)

    • Detects GO elliptic curve encryption (YARA)

      • sihost.exe (PID: 7544)

    • Application based on Golang

      • sihost.exe (PID: 7544)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 7432)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (64.2)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.7)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 0000:00:00 00:00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 3
CodeSize: 3276800
InitializedDataSize: 4096
UninitializedDataSize: 8761344
EntryPoint: 0xb7a6f0
OSVersion: 6.1
ImageVersion: 1
SubsystemVersion: 6.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
145
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
2

Behavior graph

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start runtimebroker.exe no specs runtimebroker.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe #SALATSTEALER sihost.exe powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs reagentc.exe no specs shellexperiencehost.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
5072"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RuntimeBroker.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RuntimeBroker.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
2
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\runtimebroker.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\bcryptprimitives.dll
5116"C:\WINDOWS\system32\ReAgentc.exe" /disableC:\Windows\SysWOW64\ReAgentc.exe—powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft Windows Recovery Agent
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\reagentc.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
6652C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe—svchost.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
7228"C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXtk181tbxbce2qsex02s8tw7hfxa9xb3t.mcaC:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Shell Experience Host
Version:
10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\systemapps\shellexperiencehost_cw5n1h2txyewy\shellexperiencehost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\dxgi.dll
7244"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RuntimeBroker.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RuntimeBroker.exe
RuntimeBroker.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\runtimebroker.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\bcryptprimitives.dll
7392C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe—svchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.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
7432"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=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
SppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
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
7544"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\sihost.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\sihost.exe
RuntimeBroker.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\windows multimedia platform\sihost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\bcryptprimitives.dll
7784powershell.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—sihost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
7824\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.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
Total events
11 397
Read events
11 324
Write events
13
Delete events
60

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5116) ReAgentc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\11000001
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(5116) ReAgentc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\11000001
Operation:writeName:Element
Value:
0000000000000000000000000000000006000000000000004800000000000000715E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B763584210000000000000000745E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B7635842100000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(5116) ReAgentc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\12000002
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(5116) ReAgentc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\12000002
Operation:writeName:Element
Value:
\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
(PID) Process:(5116) ReAgentc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\11000001
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(5116) ReAgentc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\11000001
Operation:writeName:Element
Value:
0000000000000000000000000000000006000000000000004800000000000000715E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B763584210000000000000000745E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B7635842100000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(5116) ReAgentc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\12000002
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(5116) ReAgentc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\12000002
Operation:writeName:Element
Value:
\EFI\Boot\Loader.efi
(PID) Process:(5116) ReAgentc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{a5a30fa2-3d06-4e9f-b5f4-a01df9d1fcba}\Description
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(5116) ReAgentc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{a5a30fa2-3d06-4e9f-b5f4-a01df9d1fcba}\Elements\24000001
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
2
Text files
8
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5116ReAgentc.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Recovery\Winre.wim —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
5116ReAgentc.exeC:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\diagwrn.xmltext
MD5:A633AF296C067352F702AA192D3229EF
SHA256:0E199C39990FC2C02D733DA8305A1862B1F0453250B279A5B7B56DCC7B51814A
5116ReAgentc.exe\\?\Volume{2f5c5e71-85a9-11eb-90a8-9a9b76358421}\EFI\Microsoft\Recovery\BCDbinary
MD5:8B59DF06F4E2DA937425CA49E9DF29E4
SHA256:742951A08B39DAE64769212BA167498C46008B71DF18504F7C28BED8A32D5E19
5116ReAgentc.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Recovery\ReAgent.xmlxml
MD5:7BA1A1AE453E18669377CBD6EB101109
SHA256:0F7D35D68A237B9C7D6D24C736E9A758761BB0840C113686B81E2CE33928EF65
7784powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactivebinary
MD5:09522365CBD5956FAA5AF01EF68BB31D
SHA256:E9D1DDFAEC4113F45F61032CDBFB42EF89A0B715D32C8FAE6F6EE69B5F896F31
5116ReAgentc.exeC:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\diagerr.xmltext
MD5:3A8D2D92D67445734789F82D6E6D90A6
SHA256:E80AA5A43C517844228A67E8A49E30EE8CF68979E54BA0A3FE660C80978808C6
7784powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_mbsgbobz.myp.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
7244RuntimeBroker.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Multimedia Platform\sihost.exeexecutable
MD5:B325D1A813547FC40F45F72031764E9D
SHA256:43486C09F6C5B399395C85BCEC4EC042D0EFF50502499E3162192DCED13BDE7C
7784powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_c1fwdnpk.irs.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
7784powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_jcogyyzb.nyh.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
32
DNS requests
13
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
23.48.23.143:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7648
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7648
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
23.48.23.143:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
7244
RuntimeBroker.exe
1.1.1.1:443
—
—
—
whitelisted
7244
RuntimeBroker.exe
188.114.97.3:443
—
—
—
unknown
2112
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
7544
sihost.exe
188.114.97.3:443
—
—
—
unknown
7544
sihost.exe
1.1.1.1:443
—
—
—
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.143
  • 23.48.23.180
  • 23.48.23.176
  • 23.48.23.194
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.18.14
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 23.213.166.81
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.68
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 40.126.31.130
  • 40.126.31.3
  • 20.190.159.130
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 172.202.163.200
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.219.150.101
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 40.69.42.241
whitelisted

Threats

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RuntimeBroker.exe