neshta | fbe16871ccbb4091558c63ca68dc0728d032667953d2c2045ee8f502b55b66f3

Analysis

max time kernel
122s
max time network
123s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
01-01-2025 16:40

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
Size

111KB
MD5

5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0
SHA1

c32dfc47977c4573dff7860ca697c53307a6f0aa
SHA256

fbe16871ccbb4091558c63ca68dc0728d032667953d2c2045ee8f502b55b66f3
SHA512

d8c264f8061972bf229c397918e4694eed354587d3671397797cdc4f29a131754e7ec00da47f96b9e15bbb8a572179b76702337ccb2bdad1a0a0c9f62e84f788
SSDEEP

3072:zr8WDrC7WzsY9IhL0zGQuIRigl4DCQ4xbyyI:PuqzsY9O6QIRigl4DCQ4Q

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
2732	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2644	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
2644	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.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_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.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\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.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	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.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_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2732	2644	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe	30
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2732	2644	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe	30
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2732	2644	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe	30
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2732	2644	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe	30
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2676	2732	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe	31
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2676	2732	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe	31
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2676	2732	JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.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:2644
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2732
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\dw20.exe
    dw20.exe -x -s 376
    3⤵
    PID:2676

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
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_5c9ab27606bb21576e2d52612d3136f0.exe

Filesize
70KB

MD5
d311350e936a952e8dfbd728e74ce0ec

SHA1
f0f8dc2bba7a6c880db5cb8b0a5652376c80c47a

SHA256
8a3d1c573f783592d7039f3c50ea876f053997e4c07056d4a3137755d041b249

SHA512
7770f41b48503897c5728df1a2d42538b4d9ff22580f3f30fdff73eae7dc1b8a2b4f85a8bed18740f1879e3ca0827d8a1d81a3eb7723d88ffc99d31cf03a3db5

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\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE

Filesize
252KB

MD5
9e2b9928c89a9d0da1d3e8f4bd96afa7

SHA1
ec66cda99f44b62470c6930e5afda061579cde35

SHA256
8899b4ed3446b7d55b54defbc1acb7c5392a4b3bc8ec2cdc7c31171708965043

SHA512
2ca5ad1d0e12a8049de885b90b7f56fe77c868e0d6dae4ec4b6f3bc0bf7b2e73295cc9b1328c2b45357ffb0d7804622ab3f91a56140b098e93b691032d508156

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memory/2644-89-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2644-91-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2676-14-0x0000000000360000-0x0000000000361000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2732-10-0x000007FEF573E000-0x000007FEF573F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2732-15-0x000007FEF573E000-0x000007FEF573F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2732-13-0x000007FEF5480000-0x000007FEF5E1D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2732-88-0x000007FEF5480000-0x000007FEF5E1D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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Analysis

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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