neshta | 8ccce12849e8e0aaa2b039f02ebcf6c977e9b5c2cd9b9138f7219bae86ac88b9

Analysis

max time kernel
117s
max time network
117s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240729-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
01-01-2025 10:56

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
Size

462KB
MD5

52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620
SHA1

b3d36d56ab8983cd5b8e763775274234c45b0cc5
SHA256

8ccce12849e8e0aaa2b039f02ebcf6c977e9b5c2cd9b9138f7219bae86ac88b9
SHA512

d8beb518680391621772806953b210cd543dcd560d68f2058fd1e5b7e3d6c1969cf5ff10f9531c99f97494c4ff120b3db8414cf51ac411fd055358aa0f91c934
SSDEEP

12288:oAENCOrMf6K8sUDN6lsUKO+G0GGnfUa0gx:ojNCOoVw0CO+9GGnf8u

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010319-10.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2536-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2536-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2400	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2536	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
2536	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.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_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.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\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.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_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.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_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2400	2536	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe	31
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2400	2536	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe	31
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2400	2536	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe	31
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2400	2536	JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.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:2536
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2400

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
b86b0daf84ffdd2501d7ea2848775949

SHA1
0596856d3bfba0c60a91b203ffa6559663ed93b3

SHA256
9c0de45a85fa0d3f1a29a69a13f9c5c3e1e038ffe472e968c5277f2b3001fc47

SHA512
b08c2b7e91630e0ae097bf728065a5b15cc09ad84a6e9b11911e065bf29ed1b15630823022f5a4f0d8a60d7e4b68ae15d335d92154b4a967b6d40e96ad9d9be6

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_52511772d837545ea3cf731df8b76620.exe

Filesize
422KB

MD5
8ebbab4ae945947e6d4d37743f875025

SHA1
f7633644db132007fc7a7ae71d35db057bce26ac

SHA256
99aaf26d8c96a46a2690626e4602cfddf6be63c443fa3eb871d3b6b248f05f3c

SHA512
3b8b9ee95028761c28a8531e75adb5f2b93e458c2489d45be78b0daf77e13f95d9af1bcab4a12d519a4f56a8f77b2d488bc175aff77b6c06d83e3ebde4930a27

Download Submit
memory/2536-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2536-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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