| URL: | https://brave.com/download-beta/ |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/662d333d-d45b-4773-a620-b4e0f2349c47 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | A loader is malicious software that infiltrates devices to deliver malicious payloads. This malware is capable of infecting victims’ computers, analyzing their system information, and installing other types of threats, such as trojans or stealers. Criminals usually deliver loaders through phishing emails and links by relying on social engineering to trick users into downloading and running their executables. Loaders employ advanced evasion and persistence tactics to avoid detection. |
| Analysis date: | February 25, 2026, 21:16:31 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
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| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 8CA92929DEEE03EE9B461A2630A7F48F |
| SHA1: | 80A6D138059C4486B4CF760ACAEEE5E7D80333BF |
| SHA256: | 74314D982A86845A8C100B1E43F73BC1FB64BB193E26BF5D81DBABDAD8908C71 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8a1aKJH0j:2M+j |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 404 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --string-annotations --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --field-trial-handle=1980,i,13723437210179196227,5238072312207054235,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version=20251218-201203.402000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1976 /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.6943.127 Modules
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| 1084 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Update\1.3.361.151\BraveUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe" | C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Update\1.3.361.151\BraveUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe | — | BraveUpdate.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: BraveSoftware Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: BraveSoftware Update Exit code: 0 Version: 1.3.361.151 Modules
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| 1084 | "C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta\Application\brave.exe" --type=renderer --enable-distillability-service --origin-trial-public-key=bYUKPJoPnCxeNvu72j4EmPuK7tr1PAC7SHh8ld9Mw3E=,fMS4mpO6buLQ/QMd+zJmxzty/VQ6B1EUZqoCU04zoRU= --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=11 --metrics-shmem-handle=5716,i,11786931548937423639,14005678426797784130,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1456,i,856343350726361618,7012812204543565488,262144 --variations-seed-version=main@8e7212b3cd2e55b70a8f5af6f276598f46d04922 --trace-process-track-uuid=3190708996619331833 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5720 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta\Application\brave.exe | — | brave.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Brave Software, Inc. Integrity Level: LOW Description: Brave Browser Exit code: 0 Version: 145.1.88.115 Modules
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| 1316 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Update\Install\{A0F67CF5-7EE0-4AD1-A669-07616B14D8AB}\CR_7AAD9.tmp\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\WINDOWS\SystemTemp\Crashpad --url=https://cr.brave.com --annotation=channel=beta --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Brave --annotation=ver=145.1.88.115 --attachment=C:\WINDOWS\SystemTemp\chromium_installer.log --initial-client-data=0x290,0x294,0x298,0x26c,0x29c,0x7ff683ecd6e8,0x7ff683ecd6f4,0x7ff683ecd700 | C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Update\Install\{A0F67CF5-7EE0-4AD1-A669-07616B14D8AB}\CR_7AAD9.tmp\setup.exe | — | setup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Brave Software, Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Brave Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 145.1.88.115 Modules
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| 1324 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Update\BraveUpdate.exe" /handoff "appguid={103BD053-949B-43A8-9120-2E424887DE11}&appname=Brave-Browser-Beta&needsadmin=prefers&ap=beta&installdataindex=default&referral=none" /installsource taggedmi /sessionid "{2C8C9970-95C1-4CED-AC2D-C6A67183AE75}" | C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Update\BraveUpdate.exe | BraveUpdate.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: BraveSoftware Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: BraveSoftware Update Exit code: 0 Version: 1.3.361.151 Modules
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| 1344 | "C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta\Application\brave.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta\User Data\Crashpad" --url=https://cr.brave.com --annotation=channel=beta --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Brave --annotation=ver=145.1.88.115 --initial-client-data=0x13c,0x140,0x144,0x10c,0x148,0x7ffd71043128,0x7ffd71043134,0x7ffd71043140 | C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta\Application\brave.exe | brave.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Brave Software, Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Brave Browser Exit code: 1 Version: 145.1.88.115 Modules
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| 1352 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Update\BraveUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGV2ZW50IGV2ZW50dHlwZT0iMiIgZXZlbnRyZXN1bHQ9IjEiIGVycm9yY29kZT0iMCIgZXh0cmFjb2RlMT0iMCIgaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lX21zPSI2MjYiLz48L2FwcD48L3JlcXVlc3Q- | C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Update\BraveUpdate.exe | BraveUpdate.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: BraveSoftware Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: BraveSoftware Update Exit code: 0 Version: 1.3.361.151 Modules
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| 1432 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --string-annotations --field-trial-handle=5588,i,13723437210179196227,5238072312207054235,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version=20251218-201203.402000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5840 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.6943.127 Modules
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| 1516 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --string-annotations --field-trial-handle=5604,i,13723437210179196227,5238072312207054235,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version=20251218-201203.402000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5832 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.6943.127 Modules
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| 1576 | "C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta\Application\brave.exe" | C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta\Application\brave.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Brave Software, Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Brave Browser Exit code: 0 Version: 145.1.88.115 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (8972) BraveBrowserBetaSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\BraveSoftware\Promo |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StubInstallerPath |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Downloads\BraveBrowserBetaSetup.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4708) BraveUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{5D1B9C89-4F34-425C-9C13-F3497C4F9B93}\InprocHandler32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ThreadingModel |
Value: Both | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4708) BraveUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{CF231279-4293-422F-9EC2-38869CAFDBC5}\InProcServer32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ThreadingModel |
Value: Both | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1084) BraveUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EBDA5D88-AA7D-4A8C-A20C-C01FADB43EDA}\InprocServer32 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1084) BraveUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EBDA5D88-AA7D-4A8C-A20C-C01FADB43EDA} |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4708) BraveUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EBDA5D88-AA7D-4A8C-A20C-C01FADB43EDA}\InprocServer32 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4708) BraveUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EBDA5D88-AA7D-4A8C-A20C-C01FADB43EDA} |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4708) BraveUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EBDA5D88-AA7D-4A8C-A20C-C01FADB43EDA}\InprocServer32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ThreadingModel |
Value: Both | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4708) BraveUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{BC03C0E4-1528-4299-89B2-419644FA48AC}\InprocServer32 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4708) BraveUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{BC03C0E4-1528-4299-89B2-419644FA48AC} |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9092 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old~RF1e5198.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 9092 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 9092 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF1e5198.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 9092 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF1e5198.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 9092 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 9092 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 9092 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF1e51a8.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 9092 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 9092 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\chrome_cart_db\LOG.old~RF1e51a8.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 9092 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\chrome_cart_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 204.79.197.203:80 | http://oneocsp.microsoft.com/ocsp/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ3L3%2F%2Fa6ADK8NraY2GXzVaYrHG4AQUb6t%2B2v%2BXQ3LsO2d33oJhNYhHQoUCEzMAAAAGb6JMMcOVb6sAAAAAAAY%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAjTxtAB8my1oj8MfWpz%2F7Y%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6796 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 216.58.206.78:80 | http://clients2.google.com/time/1/current?cup2key=8:Jyrx2ImLVwohIls2PlXCeTggWR2EG--iMeoM5DSTiko&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6796 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 3.171.214.97:443 | https://brave.com/download-beta/ | unknown | html | 75.3 Kb | unknown |
6796 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 216.58.206.74:443 | https://safebrowsingohttpgateway.googleapis.com/v1/ohttp/hpkekeyconfig?key=AIzaSyA2KlwBX3mkFo30om9LUFYQhpqLoa_BNhE | unknown | binary | 41 b | whitelisted |
6796 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 142.251.143.99:443 | https://clientservices.googleapis.com/chrome-variations/seed?osname=win&channel=stable&milestone=133 | unknown | compressed | 87.7 Kb | whitelisted |
6796 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 3.171.214.97:443 | https://brave.com/static-assets/css/fonts-latin.min.e207b9357b68ec783b0e1f403686906eb346848ac6a311fca5bf053703866d3a.css | unknown | text | 16.2 Kb | unknown |
6796 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 3.171.214.97:443 | https://brave.com/static-assets/css/main.min.5c2980fd142d20586cbf1041fe1348683559d0e59a92fdc4fd969ae6e8df29fc.css | unknown | text | 398 Kb | unknown |
6796 | chrome.exe | POST | 200 | 142.251.127.84:443 | https://accounts.google.com/ListAccounts?gpsia=1&source=ChromiumBrowser&json=standard | unknown | text | 17 b | whitelisted |
6796 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 3.171.214.97:443 | https://brave.com/static-assets/js/ie-shims.js | unknown | text | 1.64 Kb | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
7564 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5780 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5568 | SearchApp.exe | 2.16.204.146:443 | www.bing.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 204.79.197.203:80 | oneocsp.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
3412 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6796 | chrome.exe | 216.58.206.74:443 | safebrowsingohttpgateway.googleapis.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
6796 | chrome.exe | 216.58.206.78:80 | clients2.google.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
oneocsp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
clients2.google.com |
| whitelisted |
safebrowsingohttpgateway.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
clientservices.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
brave.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
6796 | chrome.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
6796 | chrome.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO Executable served from Amazon S3 |
6796 | chrome.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Packed Executable Download |
6796 | chrome.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO EXE IsDebuggerPresent (Used in Malware Anti-Debugging) |
4948 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
4948 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO Executable served from Amazon S3 |
4948 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Packed Executable Download |
7320 | brave.exe | Misc activity | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare DNS-over-HTTPS service requested (cloudflare-dns .com) |
7320 | brave.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS Domain (cloudflare-dns .com in TLS SNI) |
7320 | brave.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET INFO bridges.torproject.org over TLS with SNI |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
brave.exe | [0225/161738.084:ERROR:third_party\crashpad\crashpad\client\crash_report_database_win.cc:613] CreateDirectory C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta\User Data\Crashpad: The system cannot find the path specified. (0x3)
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