brave.exe threat report

MD5 3e6ba73d8333d9ae5ed85d194d5ed31c
Latest seen 2025-02-10 23:01:57 (a year ago)
First seen 2025-02-10 23:01:57 (a year ago)
Size 3 MB
Product Brave Browser

GridinSoft Anti-Malware detection

Detected by GridinSoft before you download

The current ThreatInfo record shows this exact file hash detected as Trojan.Heur!. Download GridinSoft Anti-Malware to scan the device, confirm whether this file is present, and remove the detected object if it is found.

Detection name
Trojan.Heur!
Recommended action
Scan and remove
Last analysis
2025-02-10 23:01:57 (a year ago)
File hash
3e6ba73d8333d9ae5ed85d194d5ed31c
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Why it matters

Why GridinSoft flags this file

Detection

GridinSoft identifies the sample as Trojan.Heur!.

Timeline

First seen 2025-02-10 23:01:57 (a year ago); latest analysis 2025-02-10 23:01:57 (a year ago).

Publisher context

Company metadata: Brave Software, Inc.. Product metadata: Brave Browser.

Observed locations

ThreatInfo has seen this file in user or system paths listed below. Unexpected locations increase the need for local verification.

Recommended action

What to do next

  1. Compare the MD5 above with the file found on the device.
  2. Check whether the file appears in the observed locations or under one of the alternate names.
  3. Run GridinSoft Anti-Malware to confirm the detection and remove the file if it is present.

brave.exe is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with Brave Browser. The reported company name is Brave Software, Inc.. The current detection status is Trojan.Heur!, based on the latest analysis from 2025-02-10 23:01:57 (a year ago).

If brave.exe appears on your computer unexpectedly, treat it as suspicious. Check its location, digital signature, and recent system changes before allowing it to run. A full anti-malware scan is recommended when this file is detected as Trojan.Heur!.

Product Name: Brave Browser
Company Name: Brave Software, Inc.
MD5: 3e6ba73d8333d9ae5ed85d194d5ed31c
Size: 3 MB
First Published: 2025-02-10 23:01:57 (a year ago)
Latest Published: 2025-02-10 23:01:57 (a year ago)
Status: Trojan.Heur! (on last analysis)
Analysis Date: 2025-02-10 23:01:57 (a year ago)
brave.exe detection screenshot

The screenshot is a visual record of a GridinSoft Anti-Malware detection for this sample. Use the hash and metadata above as the primary identifiers when comparing the file on your system.

%programfiles%\bravesoftware\brave-browser

ThreatInfo has observed brave.exe in the locations listed above. Files found in temporary folders, user profile folders, startup locations, or unusual application directories should be reviewed more carefully than files installed under a known program directory.

100.0%

The strongest geographic signal for this file is Morocco with 100.0% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.

Windows 10 100.0%

The most common operating system signal for brave.exe is Windows 10 with 100.0% of observed hits. If your system differs from the common profile, check whether the file was introduced by a specific installer, archive, or removable device.

brave.exe is identified as pe for 64 systems. The subsystem is Windows GUI. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.

Subsystem: Windows GUI
PE Type: pe
OS Bitness: 64
Image Base: 0x0000000140000000
Entry Address: 0x0015c430

PE Sections:

Name Size of data MD5
.text 2399232 cb6d63068dec5f3c5929b7cea6551b3d
.rdata 322560 bdbfa934e71d97553138bf5db7879ea1
.data 61440 3682e10cafcac24c94dee374e6265987
.pdata 58368 b58611c5a39e2181473b537fe672196b
.gxfg 11776 7903ab54edeb4019a6e97eafd56fb606
.retplne 512 022887b1467ba7c3bd7ed7d98b0a888a
.tls 1024 bf08108837809b33f9e0cd0f6072e10e
CPADinfo 512 60d3ea61d541c9be2e845d2787fb9574
_RDATA 512 3f178c1f68f3b500466080f806fc4022
malloc_h 1536 7a731ea0707961b79de3c499fc6420c2
.rsrc 408064 ddee818fc25b9828722db935f6a0464e
.reloc 589824 118ccd837e149c2598732e980900ac79

PE section names and hashes can reveal packing, injected resources, or unusual build artifacts. Sections with uncommon names, very large raw data, or hashes that differ from a trusted copy deserve additional review.

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