neshta | e44c0ed0d15f77e05c12b8e043f521572ad0710b70bffdb22b227b4b540eab57

Analysis

max time kernel
121s
max time network
122s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
03-01-2025 06:25

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
Size

112KB
MD5

6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70
SHA1

8aa070aeddb99d9a9aecbcfd51a7d670685e7ec7
SHA256

e44c0ed0d15f77e05c12b8e043f521572ad0710b70bffdb22b227b4b540eab57
SHA512

7530212d0a31279194dc3d5bac72b8b8ae164e3489ca2e318a6cdba53d14412a733718798047accdb7cb3f100dc29e2fec0f4295a9f80f294f892a690265655d
SSDEEP

1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCHRqEp+85LQyiAKf77+031ru/qpap4qUqm+rI6:sr85Cxb+aLQs+Wo1/op4qUqfrI6

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010315-12.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2372-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2372-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
1512	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2372	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
2372	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
2372	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.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_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.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\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.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_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.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_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 1512	2372	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 1512	2372	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 1512	2372	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 1512	2372	JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.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:2372
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:1512

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_6ac439bab522fb6682dbce95e3da3d70.exe

Filesize
71KB

MD5
6a85de8f51e6e94fa84518bd23586c62

SHA1
41409402d8cb5567f83b644eb3c23cb1c75b0f65

SHA256
3bf951353843d5afe78b8b3bcfae5c979d6c64073019467d08ecfc636455e495

SHA512
a00d3c0d982c937ce3448a694132522c979581411452b6aee71844915830a477dbb665eb9c96f8c628dde961c417d45e2692e6f7f544fe489cbcb8581e8100c0

Download Submit
memory/2372-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2372-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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Analysis

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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