| File name: | brain.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/ab3810bd-f41c-432d-8c41-29ec78b883cd |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | LockBit, a ransomware variant, encrypts data on infected machines, demanding a ransom payment for decryption. Used in targeted attacks, It's a significant risk to organizations. |
| Analysis date: | April 18, 2025, 15:19:28 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 6 sections |
| MD5: | 448F1796FE8DE02194B21C0715E0A5F6 |
| SHA1: | 935C0B39837319FDA571AA800B67D997B79C3198 |
| SHA256: | EB82946FA0DE261E92F8F60AA878C9FEF9EBB34FDABABA66995403B110118B12 |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:nmhXodguLP/5qUpfDT6zT73Ew8Ym9wV9JyknP7SAy:bKzkw8YKwVLyknzSA |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (38.3) |
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| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (26.2) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (12) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (11.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (11.6) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
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| TimeStamp: | 2022:09:09 01:27:01+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.12 |
| CodeSize: | 99328 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 50688 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1946f |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 680 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3E5FC7F9-9A51-4367-9063-A120244FBEC7} | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dllhost.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: COM Surrogate Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2144 | "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: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5008 | "C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXtk181tbxbce2qsex02s8tw7hfxa9xb3t.mca | C:\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
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| 5364 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\brain.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\brain.exe | dllhost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Modules
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| 5800 | 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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| 6392 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\brain.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\brain.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 7628 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sYMY1N6ah.README.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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| 7680 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sYMY1N6ah.README.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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| 7724 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sYMY1N6ah.README.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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| 7768 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sYMY1N6ah.README.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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| (PID) Process: | (680) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5008) ShellExperienceHost.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{2aaba1c4-0219-3778-0a25-469a3dd1282b}\LocalState |
| Operation: | write | Name: | PeekBadges |
Value: 5B005D000000FA11804D75B0DB01 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5364 | brain.exe | C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18\desktop.ini | binary | |
MD5:E5B3F70B703DE9EBE5D97142BED432E0 | SHA256:02013D697A87A755847D9F6A1DB0DE8B3BE8C254A0CBE83D1849196D81901D66 | |||
| 5364 | brain.exe | C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18\BBBBBBBBBBB | binary | |
MD5:E5B3F70B703DE9EBE5D97142BED432E0 | SHA256:02013D697A87A755847D9F6A1DB0DE8B3BE8C254A0CBE83D1849196D81901D66 | |||
| 5364 | brain.exe | C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18\DDDDDDDDDDD | binary | |
MD5:E5B3F70B703DE9EBE5D97142BED432E0 | SHA256:02013D697A87A755847D9F6A1DB0DE8B3BE8C254A0CBE83D1849196D81901D66 | |||
| 5364 | brain.exe | C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18\CCCCCCCCCCC | binary | |
MD5:E5B3F70B703DE9EBE5D97142BED432E0 | SHA256:02013D697A87A755847D9F6A1DB0DE8B3BE8C254A0CBE83D1849196D81901D66 | |||
| 5364 | brain.exe | C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18\AAAAAAAAAAA | binary | |
MD5:E5B3F70B703DE9EBE5D97142BED432E0 | SHA256:02013D697A87A755847D9F6A1DB0DE8B3BE8C254A0CBE83D1849196D81901D66 | |||
| 5364 | brain.exe | C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18\EEEEEEEEEEE | binary | |
MD5:E5B3F70B703DE9EBE5D97142BED432E0 | SHA256:02013D697A87A755847D9F6A1DB0DE8B3BE8C254A0CBE83D1849196D81901D66 | |||
| 5364 | brain.exe | C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18\FFFFFFFFFFF | binary | |
MD5:E5B3F70B703DE9EBE5D97142BED432E0 | SHA256:02013D697A87A755847D9F6A1DB0DE8B3BE8C254A0CBE83D1849196D81901D66 | |||
| 5364 | brain.exe | C:\sYMY1N6ah.README.txt | text | |
MD5:DEB2E0756D331362D57AD9FE408C4FF3 | SHA256:1DDACEE1D25936970279557169037A335B362F86C3797DED625D68077BD0145C | |||
| 5364 | brain.exe | C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18\HHHHHHHHHHH | binary | |
MD5:E5B3F70B703DE9EBE5D97142BED432E0 | SHA256:02013D697A87A755847D9F6A1DB0DE8B3BE8C254A0CBE83D1849196D81901D66 | |||
| 5364 | brain.exe | C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18\OOOOOOOOOOO | binary | |
MD5:E5B3F70B703DE9EBE5D97142BED432E0 | SHA256:02013D697A87A755847D9F6A1DB0DE8B3BE8C254A0CBE83D1849196D81901D66 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7528 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.10:80 | 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 |
7528 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.216.77.10:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.248:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.32.76:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
7528 | SIHClient.exe | 20.109.210.53:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7528 | SIHClient.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |