neshta | c738b3bbe413a9ece5b0f4900093d01c8c675ee6c04da1895590cae7cfedf310

Analysis

max time kernel
122s
max time network
123s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
04-01-2025 00:59

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
Size

769KB
MD5

76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960
SHA1

959d5c580496fb76bf1df59005611ca55ead9437
SHA256

c738b3bbe413a9ece5b0f4900093d01c8c675ee6c04da1895590cae7cfedf310
SHA512

7d11be88f7f236f81daade586ce2be20740e7dc9203104b102802e6faff83ba78010c5480d92c218f317106f30196e102d265cd625bfd40843c87c1ed0f4bd0b
SSDEEP

12288:zjXh+BuWRhYZhwhdXhjlr0TrK5QBp5gXTOPTuTtO5qpx4OYJzlgsj7W:zjABunaVjlGrKuPaTM54xEe

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/2628-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2628-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2644	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2628	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
2628	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.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_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.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\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.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_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.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_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2644	2628	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe	31
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2644	2628	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe	31
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2644	2628	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe	31
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2644	2628	JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.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:2628
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2644

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
a79cd90fb56dd77015ad6e82b8b5d0bc

SHA1
0106fa87ba04dbfee4b46abe0b5bdc7e59e607f6

SHA256
54ee18e766775825eeaaf44137ebb7353ab3e39073430b6aff33eba0eac675dc

SHA512
0ddb7bf3230a6b1243def5ec677f6a8c5192337e65100413a4743c880b2a61b90f24966649bb30741a5e394a5e933136641aace13a88e8b82317ded03cd7bef3

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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_76b4cdb4f50b801d34e217058a3ea960.exe

Filesize
728KB

MD5
c2546bd4174cad72c78d79339cb2347a

SHA1
d8d54ae0c682d1d008dce9f3b77cdc6ec5439138

SHA256
856eef1675c94afc4c563f8f002a8abf930aef041555c623cfeaeeed42fb16dc

SHA512
09fe1e845367b3e81758a1191597a1d2ca2b54bc8e3b48709505d5e392a568683c6ee8ca28d3d6d20505a34bf7e89cf904cc0f94624fd7dae753376612e197dc

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memory/2628-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2628-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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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