neshta | 042e433a0b093c965906258b2fa96715ff377376ce10b3acb74a4f25f02a8c57

General

Target

688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
Size

256KB
MD5

688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171
SHA1

7ee969c9eb51e4e2c3632ad2492808af329c2ba7
SHA256

042e433a0b093c965906258b2fa96715ff377376ce10b3acb74a4f25f02a8c57
SHA512

b4e5c2fb96a245337e0a6d7b06ad223a40882f5cc7c96350eea23c2af22cd420fbb912949246ec6bbf47ad20d2a2ec2f1856a5fb99be3051fcf25ddde35d92cd

Score

10^/10

neshta persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Modify Registry

T1112

Change Default File Association

T1042

Processes:

688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe

Neshta
Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.
persistence spyware neshta

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2372564722-193526734-2636556182-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.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

Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs

Processes:

688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GO664E~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Temp\EU39.tmp\MIA062~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~4.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOF5E2~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\INSTAL~1\setup.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Temp\EU39.tmp\MICROS~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~3\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\ELEVAT~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wabmig.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADelRCP.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\32BITM~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~2.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\MSEDGE~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\PWAHEL~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Temp\EU39.tmp\MICROS~2.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\setup_wm.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpshare.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Eula.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~2.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Temp\EU39.tmp\MICROS~3.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\arh.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\READER~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Java\JAVAUP~1\jusched.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\PWAHEL~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\FULLTR~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmprph.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI8A19~1\ImagingDevices.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\CLICKT~1\{9AC08~1\INTEGR~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Java\JAVAUP~1\jucheck.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~3.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\COOKIE~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\msedge.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\IDENTI~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~2.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MI9C33~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MID1AD~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MIA062~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Browser\WCCHRO~1\WCCHRO~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\WOW_HE~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOBD5D~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ExtExport.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\msedge.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~3.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\Download\{F3C4F~1\13163~1.19\MICROS~1.EXE	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Java\JAVAUP~1\jaureg.exe	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\svchost.com 688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.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	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

Processes:

688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\688863712b98d9793b3ee81c11180171.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies system executable filetype association
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies registry class
PID:392