neshta | a1ac7e8549374b66ee31c8ce943790219ab8e70559f7cff6bcb00e658e0f56ec

General

Target

PO#6018634905996.exe
Size

627KB
MD5

9cdeb7a57e0b78f5a7b7d79e557d3dfe
SHA1

07eb1aea9e88b5edb608bc2fe66da0fc9199f3bd
SHA256

a1ac7e8549374b66ee31c8ce943790219ab8e70559f7cff6bcb00e658e0f56ec
SHA512

c7bce9f8e98f34b26bfcf6c61b38a99d3b160a8cdfb3502b6468bfc634298ea370b329918bd75ed6aeafbba339e207d1ffbe8d1f4cc94d15e3348764f35e7de1

Score

10^/10

neshta evasion persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta Payload 3 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/768-68-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/768-69-0x00000000004080E4-mapping.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/768-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta

Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Modify Registry

T1112

Change Default File Association

T1042

Processes:

PO#6018634905996.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	PO#6018634905996.exe

Neshta
Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.
persistence spyware neshta
Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs
evasion

Query Registry
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs
evasion

Query Registry
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

PO#6018634905996.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	PO#6018634905996.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	PO#6018634905996.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

PO#6018634905996.exe

pid process

768 PO#6018634905996.exe
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081

pid	process
768	PO#6018634905996.exe

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

PO#6018634905996.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	PO#6018634905996.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0	PO#6018634905996.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

PO#6018634905996.exe

description pid process target process

PID 1172 set thread context of 768 1172 PO#6018634905996.exe PO#6018634905996.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1172 set thread context of 768	1172	PO#6018634905996.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs

Processes:

PO#6018634905996.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~3.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOBD5D~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~2.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GO664E~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~4.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	PO#6018634905996.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

PO#6018634905996.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\svchost.com PO#6018634905996.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	PO#6018634905996.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

Processes:

PO#6018634905996.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	PO#6018634905996.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes:

PO#6018634905996.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 768	1172	PO#6018634905996.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 768	1172	PO#6018634905996.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 768	1172	PO#6018634905996.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 768	1172	PO#6018634905996.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 768	1172	PO#6018634905996.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 768	1172	PO#6018634905996.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 768	1172	PO#6018634905996.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 768	1172	PO#6018634905996.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 768	1172	PO#6018634905996.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 768	1172	PO#6018634905996.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 768	1172	PO#6018634905996.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 768	1172	PO#6018634905996.exe	PO#6018634905996.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PO#6018634905996.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PO#6018634905996.exe"
1⤵
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1172

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PO#6018634905996.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PO#6018634905996.exe"
2⤵
- Modifies system executable filetype association
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies registry class
PID:768

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Change Default File Association

1

T1042

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2

T1497

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

1

T1081

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2

T1497

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE
MD5
9e2b9928c89a9d0da1d3e8f4bd96afa7

SHA1
ec66cda99f44b62470c6930e5afda061579cde35

SHA256
8899b4ed3446b7d55b54defbc1acb7c5392a4b3bc8ec2cdc7c31171708965043

SHA512
2ca5ad1d0e12a8049de885b90b7f56fe77c868e0d6dae4ec4b6f3bc0bf7b2e73295cc9b1328c2b45357ffb0d7804622ab3f91a56140b098e93b691032d508156

Download Submit
memory/768-62-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/768-69-0x00000000004080E4-mapping.dmp

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memory/768-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/768-61-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/768-63-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/768-67-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/768-64-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/768-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/768-68-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/768-66-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1172-58-0x00000000049B0000-0x00000000049B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1172-55-0x0000000001140000-0x0000000001141000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1172-60-0x0000000005DE0000-0x0000000005E49000-memory.dmp

Filesize
420KB

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memory/1172-59-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000526000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/1172-57-0x0000000075141000-0x0000000075143000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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