makop | e48904c3a631f353f6bf1cd3c2509464c86454db1d29bff26b489ffa563788d9

Analysis

max time kernel
119s
max time network
119s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
01-10-2024 07:26

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General

Target

2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
Size

89KB
MD5

7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34
SHA1

d2f9f41e5826f34e680e56dc0162bd219cf59098
SHA256

e48904c3a631f353f6bf1cd3c2509464c86454db1d29bff26b489ffa563788d9
SHA512

3c06796f43a38b5151e701594f38a95b5525670ece504715d0a85c29d61814813b67c3533a926ef551f76e3b5e49424327bdb9647f359c73dafadda7e992c127
SSDEEP

1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCrb/eEExaD318HxZATvnsblYOIDQbj:sr85Crb/eECa318RZEvsbyOoQH

Score

10^/10

makop neshta discovery persistence ransomware spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010314-13.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2948-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2948-88-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta

MAKOP ransomware payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000017409-2.dat	family_makop

Makop
Ransomware family discovered by @VK_Intel in early 2020.
ransomware makop
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 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1976	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2948	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
2948	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
2948	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.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\" %*"	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 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

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.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 2 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	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.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\" %*"	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 1976	2948	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe	31
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 1976	2948	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe	31
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 1976	2948	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe	31
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 1976	2948	2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- 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:2948
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1976

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

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

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:\MSOCache\ALLUSE~1\{90140~1\dwtrig20.exe

Filesize
547KB

MD5
cf6c595d3e5e9667667af096762fd9c4

SHA1
9bb44da8d7f6457099cb56e4f7d1026963dce7ce

SHA256
593e60cc30ae0789448547195af77f550387f6648d45847ea244dd0dd7abf03d

SHA512
ff4f789df9e6a6d0fbe12b3250f951fcf11e857906c65e96a30bb46266e7e1180d6103a03db2f3764e0d1346b2de7afba8259ba080057e4a268e45e8654dfa80

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

Filesize
252KB

MD5
9e2b9928c89a9d0da1d3e8f4bd96afa7

SHA1
ec66cda99f44b62470c6930e5afda061579cde35

SHA256
8899b4ed3446b7d55b54defbc1acb7c5392a4b3bc8ec2cdc7c31171708965043

SHA512
2ca5ad1d0e12a8049de885b90b7f56fe77c868e0d6dae4ec4b6f3bc0bf7b2e73295cc9b1328c2b45357ffb0d7804622ab3f91a56140b098e93b691032d508156

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2024-10-01_7a0ec0db72b084f46348b055c7ce4a34_makop_neshta.exe

Filesize
49KB

MD5
bd4da6badf73ab9d9352003f9322f262

SHA1
353db455d8ff8286713e648c6c58cfbb691955f4

SHA256
3664ff8050ccf9e6d73e197f43e23422dcc5bd738c4c5d90808370bc6dba7868

SHA512
60013e2a4f255c94caf350190f27ff763a8702e6778087538d1d72e9b19673697e8aa81ce9c4b14883a57a2fe71efdd07a463d714b305e9846c2c6296a19313b

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memory/2948-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2948-88-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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