neshta | 0daf153a481c9e8a9b8a6194320a68798afd9dec7d6c66b5d9065a85b3596017

Analysis

max time kernel
122s
max time network
122s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
03-01-2025 06:42

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
Size

378KB
MD5

6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0
SHA1

963f46143517598e2b3a50391fae8154f173f8d1
SHA256

0daf153a481c9e8a9b8a6194320a68798afd9dec7d6c66b5d9065a85b3596017
SHA512

6f7172f15f5ebb780f83fba22f75cf1fff6597db88503e275a2bd46f0641ff652a783b65ea225eb22cdd06e7e5226f281d9597ef3ec3af45f34114994750b3b7
SSDEEP

6144:k9ddnD2gHgLeNW8PH3swQbhIcRDm5Rjfs+ue34gue34gH:yD7HXNJP3sXNHDm5R7sA1H

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010314-10.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2824-92-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2824-94-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2712	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2824	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
2712	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
2824	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.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_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.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\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.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_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe

NSIS installer 2 IoCs

installer

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000015dc3-2.dat	nsis_installer_1
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000015dc3-2.dat	nsis_installer_2

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_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2712	2824	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe	30
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2712	2824	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe	30
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2712	2824	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe	30
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2712	2824	JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.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:2824
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2712

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

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

Filesize
252KB

MD5
9e2b9928c89a9d0da1d3e8f4bd96afa7

SHA1
ec66cda99f44b62470c6930e5afda061579cde35

SHA256
8899b4ed3446b7d55b54defbc1acb7c5392a4b3bc8ec2cdc7c31171708965043

SHA512
2ca5ad1d0e12a8049de885b90b7f56fe77c868e0d6dae4ec4b6f3bc0bf7b2e73295cc9b1328c2b45357ffb0d7804622ab3f91a56140b098e93b691032d508156

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_6ad8fdfda7bf534a257b94bc65ebdce0.exe

Filesize
338KB

MD5
555daedec3877c005bc6147bd1f523ac

SHA1
542675db6ffd4dbd6b2f576e805abbf3f0a95619

SHA256
b3e43f202a1337a3ba4e46f3e0aa692d1041d1355c46465af6a1c5cc154beb1a

SHA512
3bfb3186d0cb27db7cdcab12295a674857d366e69a476ded14552f034bd118e68b8a956c28cc5bee70d19ccafb6ec8ed121782fdb52aab585bbdff2c5284318c

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nst652A.tmp\System.dll

Filesize
11KB

MD5
c17103ae9072a06da581dec998343fc1

SHA1
b72148c6bdfaada8b8c3f950e610ee7cf1da1f8d

SHA256
dc58d8ad81cacb0c1ed72e33bff8f23ea40b5252b5bb55d393a0903e6819ae2f

SHA512
d32a71aaef18e993f28096d536e41c4d016850721b31171513ce28bbd805a54fd290b7c3e9d935f72e676a1acfb4f0dcc89d95040a0dd29f2b6975855c18986f

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memory/2824-92-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2824-94-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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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