BrowseSpy - Code developed to steal certain browser config files (history, preferences, etc)

Be sure to change the FTP variables throughout the code, these variables contain the username, password, & IP address of the FTP server which receives the files.

This code will do the following:

Copy itself into the %TMP% directory & name itself ursakta.exe
Add a registry entry to execute itself each time the user logs in
Verify which browser the user is using (Chrome, Firefox or Brave)
Search for files within the Chrome, Firefox, or Brave browser directories
Create a directory on our FTP server then send the files in the browser's directory to the FTP server

Cross Compiling with MingW on Linux

Install command with Apt:

sudo apt-get install mingw-w64

64-bit:

x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc *input file* -o *output file* -lwininet -lversion

32-bit:

i686-w64-mingw32-gcc *input file* -o *output file* -lwininet -lversion

From the Victim's Perspective:

Registry entry:

File activity:

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