neshta | 4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e

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
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09-01-2025 23:34

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General

Target

4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
Size

505KB
MD5

88a7f6a2569ebb961e372b0f122252ee
SHA1

25c8a7bbde1892b01e8d11da8273de46627cf696
SHA256

4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e
SHA512

397b7c0449c90861c491d42cd78a9a4891d9211f6da1951d1192429f8968644fc2f1530a36600af66ff5e01cb43fe33f72f877fb4d788a6bf362fd88b66ac4d4
SSDEEP

12288:Glp9Rkgj08/AJaggegYXWm0/yESHOPqlD:GlhkgjRfegtmwSHOPqlD

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2568-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010315-10.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2568-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2568-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2568-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-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	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2568	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
2568	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.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\" %*"	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.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\GO664E~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.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	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.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\" %*"	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 1512	2568	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe	30
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 1512	2568	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe	30
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 1512	2568	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe	30
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 1512	2568	4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.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:2568
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.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
e0f2257e0ad4b04429c932673ead4884

SHA1
352fcc1fe1019cd069ab52b409b31bbd0a08ea9a

SHA256
6e11a49479c1d2b35f15901b0700e307712338f343e1c03fcfe715946fab5969

SHA512
d77e790e63b1b2307df2ef0bb774bcbfa5cdc716764050dfa055a23449cffa5c6f61759b0819712f3e3be06037cbc3469082ba2b02af990017f28658f0103763

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\4200f43d4395fa048d9f3f6b9f470e93f08d858a44062a90f9d2e502ae42548e.exe

Filesize
465KB

MD5
a965cb591e82cf233392a713717dbb3b

SHA1
be5a014524cbfeb3065bbc476837e9e212d1c9b7

SHA256
ddcbf9f16cd54956e6b250194ec21c8c369d2b5e4e1ecc0d24d4eff6590df469

SHA512
d6a64fd479380570f5a2ed95d93f529aa34024da7866a6bb2817422945a10f497f5ebfe47d5a7fe2ea7413a77e65c56c8015cd133fea3a82e6fe9bad5b35cba8

Download Submit
memory/2568-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
172KB

Download
memory/2568-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
172KB

Download
memory/2568-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
172KB

Download
memory/2568-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
172KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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