neshta | b7922d7b931c0b2054520ac39933566a66a4f21ca0df76d187c1fc738951e770

Analysis

max time kernel
118s
max time network
119s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241023-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
01-01-2025 00:20

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
Size

181KB
MD5

408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990
SHA1

c468b3c6ff85b5a03c1a75602e69d8e5e85982bc
SHA256

b7922d7b931c0b2054520ac39933566a66a4f21ca0df76d187c1fc738951e770
SHA512

b7981fc2ee3436b9279b34a6b8b942e710c30a72576c0fcbf137c181497b7f9bc0941f18001876bd1ffef783920ca05bb24e31738c5de45bbdebbdaddca84633
SSDEEP

3072:zr8WDrC5jmhiVvN+JlpiUXPJ/YXWga3Yl9IQ1bYpjjwA9qznY/jRIs2VhnPybRoX:Pu5GmN+IxooZr

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
2488	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2152	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
2152	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.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\" %*"	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.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\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.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	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.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\" %*"	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2488	2152	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe	30
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2488	2152	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe	30
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2488	2152	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe	30
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2488	2152	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe	30
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2488	2152	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe	30
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2488	2152	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe	30
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2488	2152	JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.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:2152
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2488

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\JaffaCakes118_408856a6a1b3cfd76411a148d7656990.exe

Filesize
140KB

MD5
c6ff00da1605982e616c03be809ffe2d

SHA1
d40eecc6c3a295998a114e9c1a64c927640de85d

SHA256
4d9c86b9ff2fa291dc320677d28df00c26834409f7ad94d6c07d2233ed746b19

SHA512
c44a72ed11fc6f3fa88f5a427df430bb53a448ecb32a68f42ef91c374b553ad16213a6d262c39f01aa4729f529aa292435659673fc4af557d3c46804a7054079

Download Submit
memory/2152-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2152-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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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