Analysis by: Mariefher Grace Villanueva
ALIASES:

HEUR:Server-Proxy.Win32.Luminati.gen (KASPERSKY)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Proxyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Proxyware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 9,476,712 bytes
File Type: EXE
Initial Samples Received Date: 06 Feb 2026

Arrival Details

This Proxyware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Other Details

This Proxyware accepts the following parameters:

  • -h → help
  • --updater appid → run init_monitor with provided appid.
  • --install appid → install service with provided appid
  • --install-ui appid → install service with provided appid after showing dialog and getting user permission
  • --check-peer appid → validate peer
  • --uninstall appid → remove service with provided appid (must match appid used during install)
  • --start-service appid → starts Bright Data service
  • --stop-service appid → stops Bright Data service
  • --dlg-pos → owner|screen|top:left
  • --dlg-language → language code e.g. "de-DE" or "de"
  • --dlg-bg-color color → e.g. "#ff112233"
  • --dlg-btn-color color
  • --dlg-txt-color color
  • --dlg-app-name name
  • --dlg-logo-link logo
  • --dlg-benefit benefit
  • --dlg-agree-btn text
  • --dlg-disagree-btn text
  • --campaign campaign_id → optional parameter for the further breakdown of the existing app ID to monitor the statistics separately

It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
SSAPI PATTERN File: 2.905.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 01 Jan 2026

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Proxyware.Win32.BrightApp.C. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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