neshta | a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3

Analysis

max time kernel
42s
max time network
19s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
25-11-2024 02:07

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General

Target

a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
Size

146KB
MD5

ca41ecaf6b02c13a87dcdd8b7491e41d
SHA1

9fa78633c716c536bbcc03f0033c37ee92ab1e36
SHA256

a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3
SHA512

ae202b76ad36a7cac8e802b107a072fecd13872a151f8e499d3ec289eb4cc909084534de772d325b4505c86ffde5fa87605d1e6a580aaeffe3612c1eefffa733
SSDEEP

3072:zr8WDrCykbAYn2GgYlBYN2fHYTo+YQt8wDSRUTT:PuTbAMpgY3gT/8DRUTT

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 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3016	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
1220	Process not Found

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1344	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
1344	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.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\" %*"	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.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\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.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	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.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\" %*"	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 3016	1344	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe	29
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 3016	1344	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe	29
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 3016	1344	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe	29
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 3016	1344	a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe	29

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.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:1344
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:3016

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\DW20.EXE

Filesize
859KB

MD5
754309b7b83050a50768236ee966224f

SHA1
10ed7efc2e594417ddeb00a42deb8fd9f804ed53

SHA256
acd32dd903e5464b0ecd153fb3f71da520d2e59a63d4c355d9c1874c919d04e6

SHA512
e5aaddf62c08c8fcc1ae3f29df220c5c730a2efa96dd18685ee19f5a9d66c4735bb4416c4828033661990604669ed345415ef2dc096ec75e1ab378dd804b1614

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

Filesize
252KB

MD5
9e2b9928c89a9d0da1d3e8f4bd96afa7

SHA1
ec66cda99f44b62470c6930e5afda061579cde35

SHA256
8899b4ed3446b7d55b54defbc1acb7c5392a4b3bc8ec2cdc7c31171708965043

SHA512
2ca5ad1d0e12a8049de885b90b7f56fe77c868e0d6dae4ec4b6f3bc0bf7b2e73295cc9b1328c2b45357ffb0d7804622ab3f91a56140b098e93b691032d508156

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\a2529cd450ad968de235622a4080489f08c40096eb0e232328cd94364beaa7e3.exe

Filesize
105KB

MD5
4c2d17ad02add3db2fc791e26e144d0c

SHA1
bc2a790a7826d137d2efbfd6021b603ae4904035

SHA256
bcacc6fb9f29c8a59fbfde2f3705105e8badf373c3617403f8799bb2275ea354

SHA512
7fb4b8ac073f69493990958b088b374378ba3232bbbdd0940c56d5659114f75765f55cfea4138b1458f80109939f9f05cd481161adc95b48eaa53e1d4848ecfe

Download Submit
memory/1344-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1344-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1344-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/1344-88-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/1344-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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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