neshta | 86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95c

Analysis

max time kernel
15s
max time network
16s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
20-01-2025 11:50

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General

Target

86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
Size

246KB
MD5

0bf25f57a26f0c9ee43c6d0959ab27f0
SHA1

04f7ad230975d1f0281be3d850b9ad1e9a9eb633
SHA256

86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95c
SHA512

19068b597063927da3cafe5099cfa00c9f13af275489b720c87d883130cddd5490139f8fdf3703ce6cced81a7438006a10d4cdb556142d6eb7253d18c1080713
SSDEEP

3072:sr85C67GEpji1wvBtLBdQqaMBHJR5p5PqQre3EuMlNn9wyqr9aNtelu9w:k967NRjBdQqVBJR9Cl3EuMZ8r9aNtuuK

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010318-13.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2972-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2360	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2972	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
2972	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
2972	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.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\" %*"	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.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\MSTORE.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.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	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.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\" %*"	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2972 wrote to memory of 2360	2972	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe	30
PID 2972 wrote to memory of 2360	2972	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe	30
PID 2972 wrote to memory of 2360	2972	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe	30
PID 2972 wrote to memory of 2360	2972	86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.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:2972
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2360

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\86682c288cda99a2529c9445c8679d33c3be76a57a086799f5a33ca257f6a95cN.exe

Filesize
206KB

MD5
5140237b69d4893c327395e40bd0c21a

SHA1
ec2bc683ad330433174fc51b683c6b52e861c742

SHA256
98550be68394d9635627272e2273c501341c8212885a87c1dd1f7edeaf4fad94

SHA512
ce44e054ae581882586a07996e536c099c6847162d7e5488d1c0e35fc461215a59d759eb437f0e56d79e7f7a19f7ec59fb13be6df9d06f19bb00052a74886fe7

Download Submit
memory/2972-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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