neshta | c2179358010641298ecb6ee33842fbc9b9ec2d6d45cf8d25751879f5ba9df074

General

Target

c2179358010641298ecb6ee33842fbc9b9ec2d6d45cf8d25751879f5ba9df074.exe
Size

664KB
MD5

47f7ceceb47056e2a10048f722fd44c9
SHA1

951f285eca8b057b87cd8c4b391f900e9b6b6a74
SHA256

c2179358010641298ecb6ee33842fbc9b9ec2d6d45cf8d25751879f5ba9df074
SHA512

c70d917ca3230bd1d1a3de7ed22d8d08b99c15325e8a024dd9e3fd5477b80e196ab0ccd2cbc74103c33a5839c0b46e2eb586d90f7ef08c8956c00e68e149f076
SSDEEP

6144:/99en+Lg07kup41pZdaL/qwzky/ypAkec3so1PyMhOnH9FiwsMJOcCecC:PA+00734/+7bkzecBi9rs

Score

10^/10

neshta persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 2 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe	family_neshta
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe	family_neshta

Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Modify Registry

T1112

Change Default File Association

T1042

Processes:

LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe

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

Neshta
Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.
persistence spyware neshta
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

LocalXaEIidGtwV.exeLocalXaEIidGtwV.exe

pid process

1512 LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
2184 LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe

pid	process
1512	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
2184	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

c2179358010641298ecb6ee33842fbc9b9ec2d6d45cf8d25751879f5ba9df074.exeLocalXaEIidGtwV.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	c2179358010641298ecb6ee33842fbc9b9ec2d6d45cf8d25751879f5ba9df074.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2295526160-1155304984-640977766-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	LocalXaEIidGtwV.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:

LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\IDENTI~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13165~1.21\MICROS~2.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wabmig.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Java\JAVAUP~1\jaureg.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GO664E~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~2.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\COOKIE~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmprph.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\READER~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Java\JAVAUP~1\jusched.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ExtExport.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI8A19~1\ImagingDevices.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\arh.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13165~1.21\MICROS~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~4.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\BHO\IE_TO_~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Eula.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpconfig.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\Adobe\Setup\{AC76B~1\setup.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\ELEVAT~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~3.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\msedge.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADelRCP.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\32BITM~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\Download\{F3C4F~1\13165~1.21\MICROS~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\MSEDGE~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wab.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~3\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOBD5D~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\INSTAL~1\setup.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\FULLTR~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\WOW_HE~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13165~1.21\MI9C33~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13165~1.21\MIA062~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOOGLE~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\msedge.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13165~1.21\MICROS~3.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\PWAHEL~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmlaunch.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\PWAHEL~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpshare.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\64BITM~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.71\GOF5E2~1.EXE	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe

description ioc process

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

System Information Discovery
T1082
Program crash 1 IoCs

Processes:

WerFault.exe

pid pid_target process target process

4808 2184 WerFault.exe LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe

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

pid	pid_target	process	target process
4808	2184	WerFault.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

Processes:

LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe

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

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes:

c2179358010641298ecb6ee33842fbc9b9ec2d6d45cf8d25751879f5ba9df074.exeLocalXaEIidGtwV.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 1512	3644	c2179358010641298ecb6ee33842fbc9b9ec2d6d45cf8d25751879f5ba9df074.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 1512	3644	c2179358010641298ecb6ee33842fbc9b9ec2d6d45cf8d25751879f5ba9df074.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 1512	3644	c2179358010641298ecb6ee33842fbc9b9ec2d6d45cf8d25751879f5ba9df074.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
PID 1512 wrote to memory of 2184	1512	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
PID 1512 wrote to memory of 2184	1512	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe	LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c2179358010641298ecb6ee33842fbc9b9ec2d6d45cf8d25751879f5ba9df074.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c2179358010641298ecb6ee33842fbc9b9ec2d6d45cf8d25751879f5ba9df074.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3644

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe"
2⤵
- Modifies system executable filetype association
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1512

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe"
3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2184

C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 2184 -s 884
4⤵
- Program crash
PID:4808

C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2184 -ip 2184
1⤵
PID:4760

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Change Default File Association

1

T1042

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

1

T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
Filesize
517KB

MD5
c7fa4575deb6f59de95541f647e6beca

SHA1
ee3ffd314f7a430255affa769cb19035db9c9ba2

SHA256
28bb5ea174fac40c11ae83aeafc9fa720d701febfba7722e2645586e515a6f3b

SHA512
469ff6c58b24021557648a49999ded40d61cefd832c4cf4c2c18f1669e727263008aa4f2606e1a708b9d95d987c81f443336526652b6e761269dc27cd84af4dd

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
Filesize
517KB

MD5
c7fa4575deb6f59de95541f647e6beca

SHA1
ee3ffd314f7a430255affa769cb19035db9c9ba2

SHA256
28bb5ea174fac40c11ae83aeafc9fa720d701febfba7722e2645586e515a6f3b

SHA512
469ff6c58b24021557648a49999ded40d61cefd832c4cf4c2c18f1669e727263008aa4f2606e1a708b9d95d987c81f443336526652b6e761269dc27cd84af4dd

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
Filesize
476KB

MD5
56ca311d4b5115f168962ae1f39256e6

SHA1
4d6ccf9fa2c515f8d33bf2eead8bdae9e6a8bca2

SHA256
d54b763a70932eb0ed0eef436fc41804a7de29aa1de3c1a4fefa94b9049afdb7

SHA512
8dbcb143fec635f7e9ce80ec3aed6d9cb6825a4d195311e56b85260a0e69fb29206de6491b86f6ea2efed41b863d9c8f72a7a29953bb65049c0a80f0d945bf1e

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\LocalXaEIidGtwV.exe
Filesize
476KB

MD5
56ca311d4b5115f168962ae1f39256e6

SHA1
4d6ccf9fa2c515f8d33bf2eead8bdae9e6a8bca2

SHA256
d54b763a70932eb0ed0eef436fc41804a7de29aa1de3c1a4fefa94b9049afdb7

SHA512
8dbcb143fec635f7e9ce80ec3aed6d9cb6825a4d195311e56b85260a0e69fb29206de6491b86f6ea2efed41b863d9c8f72a7a29953bb65049c0a80f0d945bf1e

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memory/1512-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/2184-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/2184-139-0x00007FF689D50000-0x00007FF689DCD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
500KB

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memory/2184-140-0x00007FF8173D0000-0x00007FF817E91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3644-132-0x00007FF815BB0000-0x00007FF8165E6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.2MB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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