neshta | 89081c9fa88141509a81344fc4138c4226a902334f74068868170d5e92fa8f50

Analysis

max time kernel
118s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241023-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
02-12-2024 17:09

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General

Target

b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

135KB
MD5

b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf
SHA1

b81b63e3070b46e31c650a22c02a3984e8568fe9
SHA256

89081c9fa88141509a81344fc4138c4226a902334f74068868170d5e92fa8f50
SHA512

e5ac579902b5b785cd761d8b5787659ada3b6f1e3d6400559919eb2373147e0a7708041455518ee42305a88828b74612f16c8a41f056b594731f639f865cdb51
SSDEEP

3072:zr8WDrCBzPLwtoZdMXRgZ61BTb83UHzfgp77OpRgDR4l7ouC77oxJJ:PuBzPLwtoZdMXRgZ2b83UHzfgp/OpRG0

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
2728	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1420	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
1420	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_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\" %*"	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_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\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_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 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	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_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\" %*"	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2728	1420	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2728	1420	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2728	1420	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2728	1420	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2728	1420	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2728	1420	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2728	1420	b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_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:1420
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2728

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\b94adfdc4c0e067022ff40c56253e8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe

Filesize
95KB

MD5
547a2ee28336bbe6d5d057fd9e87355a

SHA1
d0b2b48f4677a074d4ed79851b8e736d4b419d95

SHA256
3b9a4b1515791029aedd3c1ae2ce7f2339ea469cf93acd4ab6a12ee59b4768d8

SHA512
ec09367082800169bd78434791dc3d329dbb955657a800fae569364b845ad8b63af9ec98c5691aec7f1365111767e0202052b7fbc227ab62f4c693f50dcade88

Download Submit
memory/1420-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/1420-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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