neshta | 21d3b90382a3096a277ca58874ad86df0613395c51a5ba16d3b3e868a37c1474

Analysis

max time kernel
117s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
24-01-2025 14:46

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
Size

145KB
MD5

227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0
SHA1

6585aa2562b99d58780e608a2fcf2c8b9a586dbb
SHA256

21d3b90382a3096a277ca58874ad86df0613395c51a5ba16d3b3e868a37c1474
SHA512

15623305f3f5bc2a843dd0be521e9fea30ac150254016cf9dec309a9e7e6fccddcf49493112e41ba6c305cdf5102a3498599aa67fdfcd33fd72b6b1f83eddfd7
SSDEEP

3072:sr85CpOzUlFqXfSfJKI6Q2W0VzBVO4MRrCh:k9pOYvfYzfQrCh

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010314-12.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1344-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/1344-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
3036	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1344	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
1344	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.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_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.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\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.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_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.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_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 3036	1344	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe	28
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 3036	1344	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe	28
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 3036	1344	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe	28
PID 1344 wrote to memory of 3036	1344	JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe	28

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.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:1344
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:3036

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_227e69c9e97e57c40341cfdd3b12c3c0.exe

Filesize
104KB

MD5
74fa04f6fa822a007e6addec20c1ea35

SHA1
2d76200060da6ca416a483227b22402aeee0a98f

SHA256
c9c13246e8dbeee7fdbd237b1d36a72ae95cd32914a314398ba0fecab7a8e60c

SHA512
62e5a4bb009b67dcc259478bbb0eba58787c6231bdd103254bc34d6a696d55e5d1f747fb314e463491f58646b194af0c5252177074169424262298a1cdfcae87

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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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memory/1344-7-0x0000000002150000-0x000000000216C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/1344-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1344-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/3036-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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