neshta | bf1c7c593b76fd5583e8925727ed6c38739219c2836aaffc8b0ee7adce341307

Analysis

max time kernel
93s
max time network
136s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
03-01-2025 05:08

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
Size

112KB
MD5

6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70
SHA1

1165b30b5be29896e1b8f7df592b1403793e86c9
SHA256

bf1c7c593b76fd5583e8925727ed6c38739219c2836aaffc8b0ee7adce341307
SHA512

10534282a5c8f7f59dcb10500dc72974febc1898e2b4c81b5402e1991deaa9adee9bb13d0bc606248ca0744b72c9d6c658519190217da941260ff82242aeb495
SSDEEP

1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCUV8MoSJDV86d69DL7hCum4VH2d82NdCBEjKH3Cyf77f:sr85C08Moa86ElIJNgBnH3Cyf7r

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0006000000020228-17.dat	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/4204-97-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/4204-98-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/4204-100-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4964	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.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_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.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\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ExtExport.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADelRCP.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\arh.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\MSEDGE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\WOW_HE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\Adobe\Setup\{AC76B~1\setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\COOKIE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MID1AD~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\msedge.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\FULLTR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\64BITM~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\CLICKT~1\{9AC08~1\INTEGR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\BHO\IE_TO_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~3\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MIA062~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{63880~1\WINDOW~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\READER~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF5AF~1\WINDOW~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Java\JAVAUP~1\jaureg.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI8A19~1\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\ELEVAT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\NOTIFI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\msedge.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MI9C33~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Browser\WCCHRO~1\WCCHRO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\IDENTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\INSTAL~1\setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\PWAHEL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.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_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.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_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4204 wrote to memory of 4964	4204	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe	84
PID 4204 wrote to memory of 4964	4204	JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- 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:4204
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:4964

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

Query Registry

T1012

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:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE

Filesize
86KB

MD5
3b73078a714bf61d1c19ebc3afc0e454

SHA1
9abeabd74613a2f533e2244c9ee6f967188e4e7e

SHA256
ded54d1fcca07b6bff2bc3b9a1131eac29ff1f836e5d7a7c5c325ec5abe96e29

SHA512
75959d4e8a7649c3268b551a2a378e6d27c0bfb03d2422ebeeb67b0a3f78c079473214057518930f2d72773ce79b106fd2d78405e8e3d8883459dcbb49c163c4

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_6a69df04547dabef6f7096c7ce8b7d70.exe

Filesize
71KB

MD5
0c99c22fcf71efca9eff9e9d9ac7aa2a

SHA1
3805a6a52c5e0f6987ef86365a8201f1921f6254

SHA256
51a37b461818e733fef5b54f0a5403f03c62b8b67aad109c862a221fd70282ad

SHA512
b42552097b4cb769c21f42d23194cc1f07265b1b9fd80374addf8b9195309e075ba0028da802c4818cd1ca336c4b0aa10401b059bdafaa8e7e01a6e1294b4941

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memory/4204-97-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/4204-98-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/4204-100-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/4964-12-0x00007FFB5BBD3000-0x00007FFB5BBD5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/4964-13-0x0000000000FA0000-0x0000000000FB6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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