neshta | bee915f7b4839aa228a3126033c83b2a92abc83dbf4fe3992dfed410e6df60a4

Analysis

max time kernel
103s
max time network
103s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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29-08-2024 07:45

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General

Target

49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30
SHA1

86ebceb31c67c4ed7dc01c7bad334807eb015848
SHA256

bee915f7b4839aa228a3126033c83b2a92abc83dbf4fe3992dfed410e6df60a4
SHA512

b033f8167a7ddd889beec8b4050eea242dd9d08f165b384f47a74406d12a483e055c0b184e298d74eeb68ec8c0d3ed2f718bbffe1fd578911c9284462da1c0d9
SSDEEP

6144:k97hogfXRrjvrSXN08IVLIBnF0tuw0GLpZmw9yNIKGq02OZhogfXRrjvrSXN08I1:M9NaGTgjGqE9NDbh

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000600000002025a-17.dat	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/2880-98-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/2880-99-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/2880-101-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta

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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2412658365-3084825385-3340777666-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1992	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe

Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Modify Registry

T1112

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.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
T1552.001

Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~3.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~3.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wabmig.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADelRCP.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmprph.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF5AF~1\WINDOW~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\arh.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\msedge.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13195~1.15\MICROS~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13195~1.15\MI391D~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13195~1.15\MICROS~3.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\READER~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpshare.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~3\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Browser\WCCHRO~1\WCCHRO~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\PWAHEL~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GO664E~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wab.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmplayer.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Java\JAVAUP~1\jaureg.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~4.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ExtExport.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\PWAHEL~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13195~1.15\MICROS~4.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\FULLTR~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\BHO\IE_TO_~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\ELEVAT~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\Download\{F3C4F~1\13195~1.15\MICROS~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{63880~1\WINDOW~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\msedge.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~2.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13195~1.15\MIA062~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Eula.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\setup_wm.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{D87AE~1\WINDOW~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOF5E2~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\WOW_HE~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\COOKIE~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOBD5D~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\NOTIFI~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\MSEDGE~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI8A19~1\ImagingDevices.exe	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\64BITM~1.EXE	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 1992	2880	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe	85
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 1992	2880	49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Modifies system executable filetype association
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2880
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:1992

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

Privilege Escalation

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE

Filesize
86KB

MD5
3b73078a714bf61d1c19ebc3afc0e454

SHA1
9abeabd74613a2f533e2244c9ee6f967188e4e7e

SHA256
ded54d1fcca07b6bff2bc3b9a1131eac29ff1f836e5d7a7c5c325ec5abe96e29

SHA512
75959d4e8a7649c3268b551a2a378e6d27c0bfb03d2422ebeeb67b0a3f78c079473214057518930f2d72773ce79b106fd2d78405e8e3d8883459dcbb49c163c4

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\49af5bac2deaff0cb21562ed7f763f30N.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
6ffa187b3b1653950f0c8f1147951673

SHA1
75e8891da63d310a510ea6e830ea58620e41dfc9

SHA256
f7ad6b2b355af508b367565033cab76e5d55d0a5d08345d0ecbe98bd9ffffed6

SHA512
1597f869de00cb79b2ec2f26fa9973ab09d5557e87a6126005098e44f627bd24cbd1cb2d2e4cbfb51b7fb90a94c87d3a6278bf8ecac818fb58b516686753bc63

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memory/1992-12-0x00007FFAA4C13000-0x00007FFAA4C15000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

Download
memory/1992-13-0x000002B9D1190000-0x000002B9D12AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

Download
memory/2880-98-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2880-99-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2880-101-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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