neshta | c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6

Analysis

max time kernel
48s
max time network
19s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
03-01-2025 14:12

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General

Target

c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
Size

99KB
MD5

bccfad15e20e08ea9db4a71df30633e0
SHA1

842951476d6b33b01edd735abf96dabafa8e406e
SHA256

c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6
SHA512

ed8a2b2d45b00b9525ea1425b288047d4ddb9f33a29b49acbd6ed2efceba0645f72b59cb6e3d48dd94586ff8df74d38a55009a1c69e6692da83ef33c8fd4f6f3
SSDEEP

1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCkk/FjsjuR94fIcwQDRZ7kFxwHWw6C84GMW2:sr85Ckk/5ycBDyT84Gp2

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010314-9.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2736-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2736-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2736-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2736-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2736-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2720	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2736	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
2736	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.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\" %*"	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.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\IECONT~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.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	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.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\" %*"	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2720	2736	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe	30
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2720	2736	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe	30
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2720	2736	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe	30
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2720	2736	c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.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:2736
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2720

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

Replay Monitor

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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\c5bca8124d09bdc8c9fbab3032de89d3f91d658914400f92db5676e779c3a7e6N.exe

Filesize
58KB

MD5
d92a6c9bed927c1e68af8966e2d83c06

SHA1
c24d1cd6de8936657dc3020ec0e7aa3c2c6bc0db

SHA256
783563b4edc4feea9c7af1f1df8721969370142d96c2d495085b8bab5f5bd2db

SHA512
cccbd3ad200b24d73450f22976284df600cac47fa149aa016944bc34c03fbf990e60c0a1628d5bad66fb82c0dafa5f64c5fbcc8088590bf728480a380d394036

Download Submit
memory/2736-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2736-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2736-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2736-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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108KB

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memory/2736-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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108KB

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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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