General

  • Target

    2023-12-07_c96aaea26eb68728d110271aff839957_makop_neshta

  • Size

    89KB

  • Sample

    231210-q23c5seaar

  • MD5

    c96aaea26eb68728d110271aff839957

  • SHA1

    738890a45ffe8e3f2972628c53eb0d3ef5d51390

  • SHA256

    fdfc6a52ba1cba4c242d0eb70fdcbaf2eb30dce8a39cecf179956457033730a6

  • SHA512

    292c1d579781655ab431eb5de949f69d84a6a73d9c50fa80b6a6b7ca5c7afd8e57e4ba49c12ac4d18d72de40ed5ba213ef62c4024e4bc932421071c9813b319a

  • SSDEEP

    1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCJygB2korxag318HxZATvnsblYOwwUB:sr85CJyS2koVp318RZEvsbyOCB

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      2023-12-07_c96aaea26eb68728d110271aff839957_makop_neshta

    • Size

      89KB

    • MD5

      c96aaea26eb68728d110271aff839957

    • SHA1

      738890a45ffe8e3f2972628c53eb0d3ef5d51390

    • SHA256

      fdfc6a52ba1cba4c242d0eb70fdcbaf2eb30dce8a39cecf179956457033730a6

    • SHA512

      292c1d579781655ab431eb5de949f69d84a6a73d9c50fa80b6a6b7ca5c7afd8e57e4ba49c12ac4d18d72de40ed5ba213ef62c4024e4bc932421071c9813b319a

    • SSDEEP

      1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCJygB2korxag318HxZATvnsblYOwwUB:sr85CJyS2koVp318RZEvsbyOCB

    • Detect Neshta payload

    • MAKOP ransomware payload

    • Makop

      Ransomware family discovered by @VK_Intel in early 2020.

    • Neshta

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

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Modifies system executable filetype association

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Change Default File Association

1
T1546.001

Privilege Escalation

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Change Default File Association

1
T1546.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Credential Access

Unsecured Credentials

1
T1552

Credentials In Files

1
T1552.001

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Collection

Data from Local System

1
T1005

Tasks