neshta | dad75edd5c8050ed7c3886858312f2ed445497b1330236f42ccbc6afc3cdeda4

Analysis

max time kernel
118s
max time network
119s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
22-11-2024 08:11

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General

Target

exe009.exe
Size

649KB
MD5

34debe1aa5673197fbe9ce91ab308810
SHA1

5a60d452182c2f98557af9b393029c6b50acd47f
SHA256

dad75edd5c8050ed7c3886858312f2ed445497b1330236f42ccbc6afc3cdeda4
SHA512

62719af42542fda8cd3988eee2050563502c44527cf56b7956a26fcec2d3f55ea5ff6bb1fbdc5feac34a30a28b2f3dc6acb0da3f3df1ab913373c9c90292dc65
SSDEEP

6144:k9yQnyHx7VJQyqtwSFZzxS6BEwkgeKlIOEma2S4xRV7F4/AJZp5p5pp5ZppZZJJ2:5QwdXQFtzxSeErft2S99vsS

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010314-9.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2644-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2644-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2060	exe009.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2644	exe009.exe
2644	exe009.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\" %*"	exe009.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\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	exe009.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	exe009.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	exe009.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	exe009.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\" %*"	exe009.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2060	2644	exe009.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2060	2644	exe009.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2060	2644	exe009.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2060	2644	exe009.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\exe009.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\exe009.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:2644
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\exe009.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\exe009.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2060

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\exe009.exe

Filesize
608KB

MD5
56efc2d0ff4af6e3d25d8ad7adafcf50

SHA1
cb4d305c9b92d683d1eb71474029820d1f3ab7bf

SHA256
eafda0de82fcac1e84dedb5bd6e3623d1284cc564f4a23d337e86cca670af341

SHA512
a14fafd3942204058c25177bbbd8eaad9d404970660c53e24509f8ca1998c258ea8b7f63bbe8a35638f9d2dd3b442893fb2343d56c9a55aea6db8e8fbac22dc9

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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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memory/2644-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2644-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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