neshta | 3d0b4527974e06dbbc9cd307940d3c1a7ceace2d39ccfd26ddef94bdd75721ec

Analysis

max time kernel
119s
max time network
120s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
02-01-2025 16:35

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
Size

193KB
MD5

6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e
SHA1

cef995d8d2194397b58917562130469d4bc198f5
SHA256

3d0b4527974e06dbbc9cd307940d3c1a7ceace2d39ccfd26ddef94bdd75721ec
SHA512

613c75f7bef956ce5eabf52f8bd6024fbf9d4ca489880a15962a811231d7a7ad5b4bec466168a74a9c58e140f73b734643a14b5a8b32ddf89894f57f44e978ff
SSDEEP

3072:sr85CPbhbfNaf/dmIMMHstoqmskG+SzLEhA32LEhA3T:k9lbfNaf/7j5C4AO4AD

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010315-13.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2804-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2804-88-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2892	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2804	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
2804	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
2804	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.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_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.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\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.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_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.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_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2892	2804	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe	30
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2892	2804	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe	30
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2892	2804	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe	30
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2892	2804	JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.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:2804
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2892

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_6685ef2968c44a5ff2922a577afa916e.exe

Filesize
152KB

MD5
437fe3c0eedc036d44dfe4c220053416

SHA1
019410d5812ef9f086aee2dcfadce5eabc9e0460

SHA256
7423861d5f1dd878aff7649db513825f3b68f0c27e3c8be7d2cfb43666b98ca6

SHA512
bf98801f29e486bd39586b273f95df17417ae38a6cb0739b2c4413420bd98f3e4b5e7594ea107f51fbd3521e0fe45f458b380808330cbba6aa4d8de057dd755f

Download Submit
memory/2804-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2804-88-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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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