neshta | a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258

Analysis

max time kernel
121s
max time network
123s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
23-11-2024 02:06

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General

Target

a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
Size

5.4MB
MD5

c0c7f351cfaf60366cac9d36c312025f
SHA1

205a3ba1353691261f3d19ba0c1fbacf62ac09bd
SHA256

a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258
SHA512

c3a18b07337ab552520f259e1705de0c4e80d46ad17f64cb0cd1d2680f6c93cd10f2b8ca36fefdbb31ba354558d997e83e3772eb26159417977c9489f8e4faea
SSDEEP

98304:OgdaGGos7sRiQRe/rWNYGFuDw5ZXcOm0XCK4VjPf8kLtPVV3qHDYxDkvlLs:OgdaTos7s4QA/rmYeus5dvXCKsJdVV3H

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

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
2792	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2472	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.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\" %*"	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.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~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.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	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.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\" %*"	a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.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:2472
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2792

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
d30b36247185a670852f45098eb9a8e6

SHA1
f37447d3b870174444e0834bd13629fc9804e6f2

SHA256
e57de7cf83c9f5dc4810d748b3907f65f2909eb6391c140ed0b049c452f7d270

SHA512
d1100b0403e95b035e66841db8a64a710a5f7f1b984f51089259468a21ef7696d65e7a3e84b2f774b000c8016eead784810b336455fc9cd7b6663ebf9abb433b

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\a78ce9e7920d39fbdcd5baf5079857a659f3d67fd7c4e2f798a79973f50db258.exe

Filesize
5.3MB

MD5
9db9d09b6a58e5c09773f754504ac148

SHA1
7cd31865c0858319128bbd2483c19f59b7208cea

SHA256
c294551059a85542127811249b8e725d3ab885efdd4996b201db588899769e85

SHA512
80a036cc6d42e72bf6be634c6134945750da105ab7e026c2e53e0a02362db3101acd9402b0383bcedc9dfb29b3a87cb0951191fdcf4d29a780d5380c6ad6a05f

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

Filesize
252KB

MD5
9e2b9928c89a9d0da1d3e8f4bd96afa7

SHA1
ec66cda99f44b62470c6930e5afda061579cde35

SHA256
8899b4ed3446b7d55b54defbc1acb7c5392a4b3bc8ec2cdc7c31171708965043

SHA512
2ca5ad1d0e12a8049de885b90b7f56fe77c868e0d6dae4ec4b6f3bc0bf7b2e73295cc9b1328c2b45357ffb0d7804622ab3f91a56140b098e93b691032d508156

Download Submit
memory/2472-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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