neshta | a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834b

General

Target

a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
Size

90KB
MD5

5d1ef86c50d176d32871af04a4d62ef0
SHA1

445026a7ba0567573f9e3ea62d4a48fa49883435
SHA256

a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834b
SHA512

3907f0b87df4630bfb40ac227e584cb0993c4e36164032a22f39eb46ce86e30185f6a46735f47bff74b3accb7bab3c7dc29070bd7a563aaa05269a990b2c0ef5
SSDEEP

1536:nxqjQ+P04wsmDCPQXwhjEj73Ux/199cnwp9OVSwB5:+r8zCPQg1EHkx/199cnwp0z

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\MSOCache\ALLUSE~1\{90140~1\dwtrig20.exe	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2520-80-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2520-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
Neshta family
neshta
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe

pid process

2520 a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe

pid	process
2520	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe

Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Modify Registry

T1112

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

Processes:

a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.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

Processes:

a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\svchost.com a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe

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

Processes:

a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

Processes:

a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a97a5ecd42151529c27f906dfb11bd335e6971adb65c21c19c704c4f5811834bN.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
PID:2520

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

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

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

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

Filesize
547KB

MD5
eb5ffae54aa943e12cbf2d4c486cf719

SHA1
1d240a27ee76c948907ea16c247466b563d51c09

SHA256
42ad4594d61423d7f5f9867873149276f1880ee2a7af40905d63a53aab10e224

SHA512
35968a22ba5ec0cc4aebb91a2dcdbb5c30823d0fbebd914518278e69fc024fbcaf108fb86bdd597425849f3851c9c49bc83711dd3ba10bc81be20d13dcda8f97

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

Filesize
252KB

MD5
9e2b9928c89a9d0da1d3e8f4bd96afa7

SHA1
ec66cda99f44b62470c6930e5afda061579cde35

SHA256
8899b4ed3446b7d55b54defbc1acb7c5392a4b3bc8ec2cdc7c31171708965043

SHA512
2ca5ad1d0e12a8049de885b90b7f56fe77c868e0d6dae4ec4b6f3bc0bf7b2e73295cc9b1328c2b45357ffb0d7804622ab3f91a56140b098e93b691032d508156

Download Submit
memory/2520-80-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2520-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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