File name:

MasonCheat.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/9cf6b3f8-8217-4a27-9c0e-eb662838e78f
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: June 05, 2025, 05:33:14
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
stealer
ms-smartcard
rust
upx
golang
salatstealer
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 4 sections
MD5:

7B76C992868C856889030C18E2BF60ED

SHA1:

ECAB759DB85D2265B48F3B82446245931229A559

SHA256:

F93698FC2A606405B308100DCA7F5AD222898B6C87409BB3DDB48B77419DC759

SSDEEP:

98304:I48KWfs16UfkdZIQyr2cbxjsrsQcGT5NO70NJl9P49OK1GwuL/4A91j3Bt4XvVay:IbQ6G6/o5

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Steals credentials from Web Browsers

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)

    • Actions looks like stealing of personal data

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)

    • SALATSTEALER has been detected (YARA)

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • MasonCheat.exe (PID: 4700)
      • Mason.exe (PID: 4212)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • MasonCheat.exe (PID: 4700)
      • Mason.exe (PID: 6980)

    • Application launched itself

      • Mason.exe (PID: 6980)

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

      • Mason.exe (PID: 4212)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • Mason.exe (PID: 4212)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)

    • Multiple wallet extension IDs have been found

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • 8GhzIKyrXnquB.exe (PID: 4988)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • MasonCheat.exe (PID: 4700)
      • Mason.exe (PID: 6980)
      • 8GhzIKyrXnquB.exe (PID: 4988)
      • Mason.exe (PID: 4212)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6208)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 7964)

    • Reads the computer name

      • MasonCheat.exe (PID: 4700)
      • Mason.exe (PID: 6980)
      • 8GhzIKyrXnquB.exe (PID: 4988)
      • Mason.exe (PID: 4212)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 7964)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6208)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • MasonCheat.exe (PID: 4700)
      • Mason.exe (PID: 6980)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • MasonCheat.exe (PID: 4700)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • Mason.exe (PID: 6980)
      • Mason.exe (PID: 4212)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 6208)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 7964)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • Mason.exe (PID: 4212)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • Mason.exe (PID: 4212)
      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)

    • Detects GO elliptic curve encryption (YARA)

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)

    • UPX packer has been detected

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)
      • 8GhzIKyrXnquB.exe (PID: 4988)

    • Application based on Golang

      • RuntimeBroker.exe (PID: 5720)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 8156)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 8156)

    • Application based on Rust

      • 8GhzIKyrXnquB.exe (PID: 4988)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ 4.x (75)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (15.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (3.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (2.5)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (1.1)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2013:06:15 16:44:28+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 5.12
CodeSize: 3584
InitializedDataSize: 5799424
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x1ae1
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
136
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start masoncheat.exe mason.exe no specs 8ghzikyrxnqub.exe no specs 8ghzikyrxnqub.exe mason.exe #SALATSTEALER runtimebroker.exe runtimebroker.exe no specs runtimebroker.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
4212"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Mason.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Mason.exe
Mason.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\mason.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
4700"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MasonCheat.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MasonCheat.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\masoncheat.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\shlwapi.dll
4988"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8GhzIKyrXnquB.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8GhzIKyrXnquB.exe
MasonCheat.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\8ghzikyrxnqub.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.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
5720"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\RuntimeBroker.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\RuntimeBroker.exe
Mason.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\windows portable devices\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
5956"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8GhzIKyrXnquB.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8GhzIKyrXnquB.exe—MasonCheat.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\8ghzikyrxnqub.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
6208"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\RuntimeBroker.exe" -C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\RuntimeBroker.exe—RuntimeBroker.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\edge\application\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
6980"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Mason.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Mason.exe—MasonCheat.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
2
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\mason.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
7964"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RuntimeBroker.exe" -C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RuntimeBroker.exe—RuntimeBroker.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\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
8156C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
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
Total events
7 807
Read events
7 807
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
6
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5720RuntimeBroker.exeC:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\RuntimeBroker.exeexecutable
MD5:4C699A0C99311110D30E6DA948369CDD
SHA256:A4E167720B61E11274358EE36CF614D08EB6CE462692159D013DC1C7D4E2D4CB
4212Mason.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Portable Devices\RuntimeBroker.exeexecutable
MD5:4C699A0C99311110D30E6DA948369CDD
SHA256:A4E167720B61E11274358EE36CF614D08EB6CE462692159D013DC1C7D4E2D4CB
4700MasonCheat.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8GhzIKyrXnquB.exeexecutable
MD5:F26A97724F87864D6A5284A980A7362A
SHA256:B8E40C70926526980AC9480EC4A4DB9269092EFF57AC2EB0F6187AC3D5F5642B
4700MasonCheat.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Mason.exeexecutable
MD5:4C699A0C99311110D30E6DA948369CDD
SHA256:A4E167720B61E11274358EE36CF614D08EB6CE462692159D013DC1C7D4E2D4CB
5720RuntimeBroker.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\RuntimeBroker.exeexecutable
MD5:4C699A0C99311110D30E6DA948369CDD
SHA256:A4E167720B61E11274358EE36CF614D08EB6CE462692159D013DC1C7D4E2D4CB
4212Mason.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\D3DSCache\lsass.exeexecutable
MD5:4C699A0C99311110D30E6DA948369CDD
SHA256:A4E167720B61E11274358EE36CF614D08EB6CE462692159D013DC1C7D4E2D4CB
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
28
DNS requests
6
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
7560
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
2.16.241.19:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
POST
500
40.91.76.224:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
unknown
xml
512 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
500
40.91.76.224:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
unknown
xml
512 b
whitelisted
7560
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
2.23.246.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
7560
RUXIMICS.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
7560
RUXIMICS.exe
2.16.241.19:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4212
Mason.exe
1.1.1.1:443
—
—
—
whitelisted
7560
RUXIMICS.exe
2.23.246.101:80
www.microsoft.com
Ooredoo Q.S.C.
QA
whitelisted
4212
Mason.exe
104.21.84.111:443
—
—
—
unknown
5720
RuntimeBroker.exe
1.1.1.1:443
—
—
—
whitelisted
5720
RuntimeBroker.exe
104.21.84.111:443
—
—
—
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.174
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.241.19
  • 2.16.241.12
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 2.23.246.101
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 104.208.16.91
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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MasonCheat.exe