neshta | a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58

Analysis

max time kernel
94s
max time network
98s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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16-12-2024 01:32

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General

Target

a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
Size

3.0MB
MD5

6c46c707246851443029ac8f8f8b7420
SHA1

fd37899d8cff4b0dbb50ddc5e4d4aadad6feda2a
SHA256

a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58
SHA512

3e025eb96d3f1f7cc282816a336e12e51b797263585db23ee089eabd889090df41c953b5ac86d4e7f9c70999169becee8f97b983ffaacfa922fb2e3e20f942ae
SSDEEP

49152:HcHhHAR1gGMFbrNrybwSay8+BLKuhc5a2wxbK+E0RJg6M9GOPqWUovCq0L:3fScNDc5a2wZVKGwL7vf0L

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

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1968	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.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\" %*"	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.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\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADelRCP.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GO664E~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\COOKIE~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\msedge.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\msedge.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmprph.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF5AF~1\WINDOW~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\FULLTR~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\64BITM~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~3.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOF5E2~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOBD5D~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wabmig.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\MSEDGE~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wab.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\setup_wm.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{63880~1\WINDOW~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{D87AE~1\WINDOW~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\ELEVAT~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\Adobe\Setup\{AC76B~1\setup.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Browser\WCCHRO~1\WCCHRO~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\WOW_HE~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\32BITM~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\IDENTI~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\INSTAL~1\setup.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~2.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MIA062~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\arh.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Eula.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\READER~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~3.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\PWAHEL~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~3.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~4.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~2.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\PWAHEL~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Java\JAVAUP~1\jaureg.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\BHO\IE_TO_~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\NOTIFI~1.EXE	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmlaunch.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpconfig.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmplayer.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~3\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.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	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.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\" %*"	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3224 wrote to memory of 1968	3224	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe	83
PID 3224 wrote to memory of 1968	3224	a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe	83

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- 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:3224
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:1968

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

Query Registry

T1012

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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C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE

Filesize
86KB

MD5
568424d95b90ad4bebfd89e57c086fff

SHA1
c9d9bc1ac626ebdfa20fd9d75203242edff26e09

SHA256
c6619e71a161e7d30201c8b7f66075ce8cada6b7219b56e5b9fd988a38b2bc4d

SHA512
4d40f170030efae3b1f7e85b926462dc3fd86688ce757e843fcec52c720489f160503eb446a777d494403a0e3607f5ef9c7b6a66c6d2e6ced2b4ba10138c151b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\a9b6b66f8dee0bb9a341444993fa9c37a681b6037d765aa69270ef61e0addb58N.exe

Filesize
3.0MB

MD5
6317b07d7ee7ea48b0a1f62b1680d9fd

SHA1
75d8977571ee3ec39916c473a7b4eb9bacfd1c0d

SHA256
a4ee797aa4da4663f5ce0f24f351a32428a6e9e0bfe1e72511bd04572f86eea7

SHA512
fd58c5358c2d891b28f1a0c119955fca7c438a14ceb0bd8dafae56e170e985cdcf266ee351bab692b8dcc92d2e44a58b12f28c5745cb17cea25a5d1688dc4571

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memory/3224-95-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000446000-memory.dmp

Filesize
280KB

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memory/3224-96-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000446000-memory.dmp

Filesize
280KB

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memory/3224-97-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000446000-memory.dmp

Filesize
280KB

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memory/3224-99-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000446000-memory.dmp

Filesize
280KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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