neshta | 279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5

Analysis

max time kernel
73s
max time network
19s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
19-12-2024 11:01

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General

Target

279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
Size

2.0MB
MD5

105b75f5464935158b36646eaf366f30
SHA1

bf4dd52a9c0d8cf185c2df7af936208f85f33d21
SHA256

279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5
SHA512

5faacfcbc9dcbefb20594632a3445943ca36498b6fe9b341d191d161f32e380a4418f81364c9c1ba024511d0f2c50c73bdb08638a1ee8ed9f29ec4bffb25315e
SSDEEP

49152:eicBo+50ygzfqiV7HuAQgmrZAfFj55FRcAEaJS:eicixygbXJHupgmrmfFj55FR6j

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010314-10.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1688-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1688-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1688-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1688-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2364	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1688	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
1688	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.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\" %*"	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.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\ONENOTE.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.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	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.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\" %*"	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 2364	1688	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe	30
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 2364	1688	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe	30
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 2364	1688	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe	30
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 2364	1688	279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.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:1688
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2364

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
17afb2d4c3ec65d4ee6d1897659a2345

SHA1
cdbfd4ecb18514b6874963b82806cc5f09b82482

SHA256
bbd26f3e2aea175761216559287331b83c3db85d4438c416b34c8cc6aa981f47

SHA512
29f0d34da03800899e2c5cbfe890406af6fe99774c390d1fb5f08866a1226c71be85aad62045f5eb84bba2716e9afe4f52cf610e17b86adece6312e845b8d12b

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\279a596dad2ae512a574851779881e66f5d530f23d911a13a1c0fe6fc4c891b5N.exe

Filesize
2.0MB

MD5
d4c991104023db490391819cb057064b

SHA1
2a40961ec461a4b3fe3416ade4168870d032b9c2

SHA256
0c3b0236c4889ec5b1a852024fc874ad94cacf83dba23418e25f4403621c9927

SHA512
a9631607d740b508d87be1c8e0a4e77bced70b4200d440227548104e123916f997edb6a871c37f5dac258db51faff51b2d6296f3009e0f255e4118c93c12a77d

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memory/1688-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1688-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1688-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/1688-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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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