neshta | 6252dccdb307ff206e294f6c1cfbef8307823d22ce1c9ab2dbd41634ab7cfac2

Analysis

max time kernel
117s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
02-01-2025 20:36

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
Size

248KB
MD5

681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7
SHA1

80706299971fda0750f6d294bd9b6f9977868fd2
SHA256

6252dccdb307ff206e294f6c1cfbef8307823d22ce1c9ab2dbd41634ab7cfac2
SHA512

4e838341aa7c9e9b072ac527c0e29e4df2716bf195daf5bb7076230f007bb0b9b6b68ab8d8ce15af6b7fe08780a385d12626dad4828cdbcceffe3d6c1b1c177d
SSDEEP

6144:k9XzVel6f1qmTQKuIvxMCQOlcW7yaX+7oJVXJp70dR:WzW6f1qiBuIJAOlcW7yS7JpwdR

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010314-12.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2540-93-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2572	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe

Loads dropped DLL 9 IoCs

pid	Process
2540	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
3044	WerFault.exe
3044	WerFault.exe
3044	WerFault.exe
3044	WerFault.exe
3044	WerFault.exe
3044	WerFault.exe
3044	WerFault.exe
2540	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.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_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.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\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
3044	2572	WerFault.exe	30

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_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.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_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2572	2540	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe	30
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2572	2540	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe	30
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2572	2540	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe	30
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2572	2540	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe	30
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 3044	2572	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 3044	2572	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 3044	2572	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 3044	2572	JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.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:2540
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2572
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2572 -s 164
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Program crash
    PID:3044

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
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_681f449dea67730957adbce0bd8913f7.exe

Filesize
208KB

MD5
4d3af722e63f94f196ee27216039c921

SHA1
f331c177f2eae0239736b5dcbf83bdd21be1673f

SHA256
363ad4c8387f10365ed59ec32ae030d61f4976eb0c5f0721da0f8c0fd8107b22

SHA512
ad6b5f1d62f3bc8e5f77d228c708e65cd8a445cc5930ee2de4f243d572fd0fdb1e37c30edb39f827ffbc5004f67bdd2d6485c2c1c5139c1667bd6770434d7920

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

Filesize
252KB

MD5
9e2b9928c89a9d0da1d3e8f4bd96afa7

SHA1
ec66cda99f44b62470c6930e5afda061579cde35

SHA256
8899b4ed3446b7d55b54defbc1acb7c5392a4b3bc8ec2cdc7c31171708965043

SHA512
2ca5ad1d0e12a8049de885b90b7f56fe77c868e0d6dae4ec4b6f3bc0bf7b2e73295cc9b1328c2b45357ffb0d7804622ab3f91a56140b098e93b691032d508156

Download Submit
memory/2540-8-0x0000000002D90000-0x0000000002DFC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
432KB

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memory/2540-93-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2572-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000046C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
432KB

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Malware Config

Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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