Extracted

• • Target

    2024-08-29_cfa1758608021a9b00f7db2de6aed889_makop_neshta

  • Size

    82KB

  • MD5

    cfa1758608021a9b00f7db2de6aed889

  • SHA1

    7aa7257af37e694ac1f9075334110890fdf659ac

  • SHA256

    54f1445c711a8acd438566fcd9231ea8e9df356a310cf015a716fb80d285f2f9

  • SHA512

    2006bb5ccdaebd41cd5a73aae556a8b1841912ef050f27779fe5e856bad466e6f399f7684936ebc503b23ce3d792e80238bdf2a8c0eba0c248c1143375f04516

  • SSDEEP

    1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCRFoTdS1FKnDtkuImIM5smYm:sr85CRCBS1FqtkuImNsm1

  Score

  10^/10

  makopneshtadefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionimpactpersistenceransomwarespywarestealer

  • Detect Neshta payload

  • MAKOP ransomware payload

  • Makop

    Ransomware family discovered by @VK_Intel in early 2020.

    ransomwaremakop

  • Neshta

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

    persistencespywareneshta

  • Deletes shadow copies

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

    ransomwaredefense_evasionimpactexecution

  • Renames multiple (8338) files with added filename extension

    This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.

    ransomware

  • Deletes backup catalog

    Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.

    ransomware

  • 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

    persistence

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    spywarestealer

  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

  • Drops file in System32 directory

  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry

    ransomware
  behavioral1behavioral2