neshta | 9aeef7961131ebda8febf08b18b6cbcb61e731b7037510b16c50e965e9a039ab

Analysis

max time kernel
140s
max time network
123s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
26-11-2024 18:38

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General

Target

a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676
SHA1

0477ff72d10afb12688ce417cca48cf7b0ec985a
SHA256

9aeef7961131ebda8febf08b18b6cbcb61e731b7037510b16c50e965e9a039ab
SHA512

437c8a343e97ed920c4070f735970cc122ff1f7203e5fbbc5ec532c4cd66a81d9d88d253c9520e0c89681499041b32c74a3362561255026870bf76aa5da6ae7d
SSDEEP

12288:PetAyat28BJKW5D+P3mAaxdLRBC+vDsQ2QUtfsRBsXuW4S:GItNBQ2xFe+vDsbr0QYS

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010314-14.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2232-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2232-91-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2748	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2232	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
2232	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
2232	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.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\" %*"	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.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\VPREVIEW.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.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	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.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\" %*"	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2232 wrote to memory of 2748	2232	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2232 wrote to memory of 2748	2232	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2232 wrote to memory of 2748	2232	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2232 wrote to memory of 2748	2232	a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.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:2232
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2748

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\a37c7a7697eeeaad1f449eec27695676_JaffaCakes118.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
bf91e4792ebfff16c9661e756cdf757e

SHA1
968a86b8964488d00f866e68f5cfde4c5e17d63e

SHA256
2611fb42340e1dff85f41d0893daa6dfa021e62451754f982c15b1daac2b691f

SHA512
011a059a6fbf2b341ee3cb3bee45fa69ee062d416e5cbe9890675975bed406c8dc5c76dd1f703eb69936e9675dd4180b4d23a916c28ace86de84b97773ea16d4

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memory/2232-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2232-91-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2748-12-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2748-89-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2748-88-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000525000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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Analysis

Sharing

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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