neshta | 37d02fd4d70654876f030518e8459c9ce03c524e00bc4d797350cdbafb40b61c

Analysis

max time kernel
16s
max time network
20s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240729-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
26-01-2025 19:54

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
Size

104KB
MD5

38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5
SHA1

844a719eed591111570e4b736493b1f1d2e81819
SHA256

37d02fd4d70654876f030518e8459c9ce03c524e00bc4d797350cdbafb40b61c
SHA512

dbb4dfd94733691f471158abc6ab46440c8bdcbd2f656104da5345eefad41f1e3bc8d3dd74e542100495e01ab52db832cdca810a3ec28ac7b623b530431c7d9a
SSDEEP

1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCXMCDI5Nya4wC5l977hpI+7mrWbi0xE9lC1iZQJ0hQl3:sr85CXMCDID4Nf7v5C0qlUSQJX3

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x000b000000010326-7.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/848-93-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/848-95-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2272	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
2236	Au_.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
848	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
2272	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
848	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.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_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.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\INFOPATH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.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 3 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_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Au_.exe

NSIS installer 2 IoCs

installer

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000016e09-2.dat	nsis_installer_1
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000016e09-2.dat	nsis_installer_2

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_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 848 wrote to memory of 2272	848	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	28
PID 848 wrote to memory of 2272	848	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	28
PID 848 wrote to memory of 2272	848	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	28
PID 848 wrote to memory of 2272	848	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	28
PID 848 wrote to memory of 2272	848	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	28
PID 848 wrote to memory of 2272	848	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	28
PID 848 wrote to memory of 2272	848	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	28
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2236	2272	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	30
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2236	2272	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	30
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2236	2272	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	30
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2236	2272	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	30
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2236	2272	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	30
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2236	2272	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	30
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2236	2272	JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.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:848
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2272
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~nsu.tmp\Au_.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~nsu.tmp\Au_.exe" _?=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2236

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\{9A861~1\ose.exe

Filesize
186KB

MD5
58b58875a50a0d8b5e7be7d6ac685164

SHA1
1e0b89c1b2585c76e758e9141b846ed4477b0662

SHA256
2a0aa0763fdef9c38c5dd4d50703f0c7e27f4903c139804ec75e55f8388139ae

SHA512
d67214077162a105d01b11a8e207fab08b45b08fbfba0615a2ea146e1dd99eea35e4f02958a1754d3192292c00caf777f186f0a362e4b8b0da51fabbdb76375b

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\JaffaCakes118_38b1039e18c0349dbd5d8399e5c3c5d5.exe

Filesize
64KB

MD5
5d82d00d95733c8582eb68e0fe6efb05

SHA1
ad2d78cd095f5a4a7f6fbbaf25c593e9fd42c33d

SHA256
b78d34ad73217ea597800b62555a91fdf74c720af192e2735fca6dbc0f94209e

SHA512
a20f52219c021403a92f874cf5ce23ef55edf68e56caa31adb6d6eee6a237bee3e4624202038e63dad2b3e7137d11d9266c29110587268c72d15db11ef3bd033

Download Submit
memory/848-93-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/848-95-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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