neshta | 26ab2e1e2da5ccbac9b660120cc9533cc25fafdb682e97265d2180394b49b05d

General

Target

2910537.exe
Size

16KB
MD5

ba2138d07b96399a92ca10e68e013df3
SHA1

cb97ba4a0e70282697a107d6a6238afa87868aae
SHA256

26ab2e1e2da5ccbac9b660120cc9533cc25fafdb682e97265d2180394b49b05d
SHA512

5f3884ae966a241ffca27ba1ee1ff66902850d0301852d5b38cb64f593c11deec9b7ac284ba3ed5dc169ea88991d62f2dc93f441aa82027553d059224168add3
SSDEEP

192:rW3fMHORB4LCuN/2d36Jcv+gkanGUUOb7d0KJkMQGEwFkFzFKgVymO+9OPfM5uLS:rWvKxLrod3662gjnB10AQb33ji8Yv/6

Score

10^/10

neshta persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 7 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1472-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1472-72-0x00000000004080E4-mapping.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1472-75-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1472-73-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1472-77-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1472-78-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1472-79-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta

Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
persistence

Modify Registry
T1112

Change Default File Association
T1042

Processes:

2910537.exe

description ioc process

Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*" 2910537.exe
Neshta
Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.
persistence spyware neshta
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

2910537.exe

pid process

1472 2910537.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

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	2910537.exe

pid	process
1472	2910537.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

2910537.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4063495947-34355257-727531523-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Hqqxt = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Ybaczgtda\\Hqqxt.exe\""	2910537.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

2910537.exe

description pid process target process

PID 1056 set thread context of 1472 1056 2910537.exe 2910537.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1056 set thread context of 1472	1056	2910537.exe	2910537.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs

Processes:

2910537.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOF5E2~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GO664E~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~2.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~3.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	2910537.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	2910537.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

2910537.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\svchost.com 2910537.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

Processes:

2910537.exe

description ioc process

Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*" 2910537.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exe

pid process

1628 powershell.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

2910537.exepowershell.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1056 2910537.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1628 powershell.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	2910537.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	2910537.exe

pid	process
1628	powershell.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1056	2910537.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1628	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

Processes:

2910537.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1628	1056	2910537.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1628	1056	2910537.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1628	1056	2910537.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1628	1056	2910537.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1472	1056	2910537.exe	2910537.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1472	1056	2910537.exe	2910537.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1472	1056	2910537.exe	2910537.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1472	1056	2910537.exe	2910537.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1472	1056	2910537.exe	2910537.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1472	1056	2910537.exe	2910537.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1472	1056	2910537.exe	2910537.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1472	1056	2910537.exe	2910537.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1472	1056	2910537.exe	2910537.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1472	1056	2910537.exe	2910537.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1472	1056	2910537.exe	2910537.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 1472	1056	2910537.exe	2910537.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2910537.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2910537.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1056
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -enc UwB0AGEAcgB0AC0AUwBsAGUAZQBwACAALQBTAGUAYwBvAG4AZABzACAAMQAwAA==
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1628
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2910537.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2910537.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:1472

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Change Default File Association

1

T1042

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

1

T1081

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

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

Filesize
252KB

MD5
9e2b9928c89a9d0da1d3e8f4bd96afa7

SHA1
ec66cda99f44b62470c6930e5afda061579cde35

SHA256
8899b4ed3446b7d55b54defbc1acb7c5392a4b3bc8ec2cdc7c31171708965043

SHA512
2ca5ad1d0e12a8049de885b90b7f56fe77c868e0d6dae4ec4b6f3bc0bf7b2e73295cc9b1328c2b45357ffb0d7804622ab3f91a56140b098e93b691032d508156

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memory/1056-54-0x0000000001270000-0x000000000127A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1056-55-0x0000000075A71000-0x0000000075A73000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1056-56-0x00000000058B0000-0x00000000059D4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1056-57-0x0000000005380000-0x0000000005412000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/1472-72-0x00000000004080E4-mapping.dmp

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memory/1472-62-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1472-67-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1472-69-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1472-68-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1472-66-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1472-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1472-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1472-63-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1472-79-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1472-78-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1472-75-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1472-73-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1472-77-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1628-58-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1628-60-0x000000006FA80000-0x000000007002B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1628-61-0x000000006FA80000-0x000000007002B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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