neshta | 71fc77e67f678ecce8cdf54431ef7236a43c636f4178def33416d3a001677ea8

Analysis

max time kernel
120s
max time network
124s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
12/01/2025, 22:46

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General

Target

vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
Size

209KB
MD5

c3b092c82bb07c971f1c4b003cfe5796
SHA1

84fa3b5572979cc4ee19467750363754c821d633
SHA256

87c860b8217cbb98f12cbe9e45085a7939b9cd5695592fc0f08c4d5897d3a3d5
SHA512

977e0f9f1b64e6a1285abe0d783bd6d6f5819be337018ed3494278a6b2cbdc9fe9380018fa24f6312f497b0a89dc00267c47f1ba15b6541cc1fbc9b91e23a6da
SSDEEP

3072:sr85CziKuio6UKhjklcG6Otjaq8VLUzmhb:k9ziKuio6UKhAlcG6OtjarFUzw

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010314-15.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/3028-88-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/3028-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2816	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3028	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
3028	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
3028	vaultFile17860871362159645161.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\" %*"	vaultFile17860871362159645161.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\DISABL~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	vaultFile17860871362159645161.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	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vaultFile17860871362159645161.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\" %*"	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2816	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2816	3028	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe	31
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2816	3028	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe	31
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2816	3028	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe	31
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2816	3028	vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vaultFile17860871362159645161.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:3028
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2816

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\vaultFile17860871362159645161.exe

Filesize
168KB

MD5
b3a46fa0a912f601f570b767ff2ab546

SHA1
cef03620a226cd1d5b71b56fee9d4f7cc2435371

SHA256
a589fecd626b4dc64456cbbe0c227dd1d9d34cdd38744ef7c274837de28a1867

SHA512
d3b3ffe1f7351f6f910c1c3b0f529399ff36321cdb0b46878d00e543758ed099fea935568819ed13c441e041773c2d2f9ccbbf4476ef891a3dd78cf3a2ec5b9b

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memory/3028-88-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/3028-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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