neshta | 9f9b75628369da6f730effc4f67d5e453c33402960e898af90ee75b53a4e6004

Analysis

max time kernel
121s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
02-01-2025 21:38

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
Size

570KB
MD5

685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90
SHA1

c483f9719c6aa4042e74abc572a02fcc80eb4e28
SHA256

9f9b75628369da6f730effc4f67d5e453c33402960e898af90ee75b53a4e6004
SHA512

9a9c22e149ee04550f4e3c3f6ac16682a08e7e059208c1fddd1f132691f83c28d6e3c6b8a054cb425f75153ac44f57775ea0cf3e06e07424c9563becfcd57b71
SSDEEP

6144:k9paoYNDnNqdpQ+aoQYmwplhAzYloNVv6lYDSEdjFedCYo2HMzUPhmmlw70Yz3G7:GAnNmpQ+aoQY7FAEloNVv6NQjuM5mSC

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010314-14.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/3040-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/3040-89-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2752	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3040	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
3040	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
3040	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.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_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.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\wmplayer.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.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_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.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_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2752	3040	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe	30
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2752	3040	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe	30
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2752	3040	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe	30
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2752	3040	JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.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:3040
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2752

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
cf6c595d3e5e9667667af096762fd9c4

SHA1
9bb44da8d7f6457099cb56e4f7d1026963dce7ce

SHA256
593e60cc30ae0789448547195af77f550387f6648d45847ea244dd0dd7abf03d

SHA512
ff4f789df9e6a6d0fbe12b3250f951fcf11e857906c65e96a30bb46266e7e1180d6103a03db2f3764e0d1346b2de7afba8259ba080057e4a268e45e8654dfa80

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_685fd3ee66ed888d8067d5cf8f3f0b90.exe

Filesize
530KB

MD5
ed1c7bd2bf7f1d519ced81589b2d548a

SHA1
81916f89d2a178802435c8abd88751638605b313

SHA256
f16d1ddb62aad791fbd6d60b7eea042922ac95764c3cbfcb3b39b0cb9d238b92

SHA512
c97fb7565b286df89a5bf7a423135fcedddca612e7fcb5e47c320a27edc241c4fc7ff05310283d98a400e44df7e7ddf4ddd79513a9441e9d5de7d9e66f3ac5e7

Download Submit
memory/2752-12-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000C6B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
556KB

Download
memory/3040-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/3040-89-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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