neshta | 4bcbc877a5d4f563d7dff3b27cfe786c2d9865d3c3b1ac93635fb11bbba575ff

Analysis

max time kernel
119s
max time network
120s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
03-01-2025 13:10

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
Size

2.2MB
MD5

6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f
SHA1

ddfa707ad8349b8b77a6f664ef8575be58193ba7
SHA256

4bcbc877a5d4f563d7dff3b27cfe786c2d9865d3c3b1ac93635fb11bbba575ff
SHA512

38fe4d777ef56ebf146b4764ec6853f24ecc26fc78583b10b3891a6a87964be0968d48acf71b36d0862336b57719406bb9939275abeac5ef789d6574b2c4530f
SSDEEP

49152:tOPpDLFNo+GZa6Ys5++Q9MA33333333+3O3OD33+:tOPxozW9MA33333333+3O3OD33+

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000016d0b-2.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010314-10.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1284-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1284-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
1592	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1284	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
1284	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.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_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.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\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.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_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.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_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 1592	1284	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe	28
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 1592	1284	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe	28
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 1592	1284	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe	28
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 1592	1284	JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe	28

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.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:1284
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1592

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_6cdf3dbdd0e01f2dae9d10380de8a95f.exe

Filesize
2.2MB

MD5
4c3e5cd97545cac34c34bfe8b7a646e5

SHA1
f88fbf73f757c4808e2e6e6ddf6fd44750084048

SHA256
1499a45bb78a1f32c387f9d26b5b23a6008a1a549d90f9e938a757c34d5794cd

SHA512
a24f93141ecb4c4e18973eb32532aebcc030ece90ce9a5c2fd224c129bc8ed7dd0f6f46c64ab94f5db28b6f9e59dae701f35c103fc1cbd9d1301ead7d0085f46

Download Submit
memory/1284-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/1284-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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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