neshta | 7e7db63574713ac3ebac2ec6fba973afc79c93b7d7c2557bd78b1815aa36b2ac

Analysis

max time kernel
121s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
28-01-2025 00:26

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
Size

94KB
MD5

450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d
SHA1

4557620b3b7cc2f9f8ce88c4ac0dcf5a4990cc05
SHA256

7e7db63574713ac3ebac2ec6fba973afc79c93b7d7c2557bd78b1815aa36b2ac
SHA512

1dfca3e851fdd1c93407435daae045298676114a7e2a427f0d84813a6968aa892da0c5c23422763ff40ec9a2bcdf072e5d89d92f04f7432c9868781229153fb2
SSDEEP

1536:kxqjQ+P04wsZLnDrCwvkQCDTRc5EPMLbM/ud5tetWvVrbnp3OiM:Rr8WDrCwcQaRwBM/O5rv33OiM

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

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
588	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2476	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
2476	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.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_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.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~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.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_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.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_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.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
PID:2476
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:588

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\DW20.EXE

Filesize
859KB

MD5
beb6dae71186da2adfa2e5671bcfd154

SHA1
2c520dfe3490772dfc6bbc2783c5114ca303d39d

SHA256
832b42331ca55ce423a4556827cfacdca82c6dbef771619a28b965ef5c62b815

SHA512
002423a98f74c7f1244fa9caa06e82cecec67d6bf2c721c7cfb7deaf5995e5ba89ff0ce19c9f5294f0fea608753afdac0c324f194e76c0cac4b835de38fcd09e

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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\JaffaCakes118_450973d98bfc676d1f830cd6ad315a8d.exe

Filesize
53KB

MD5
a68ce92f84deea1811896f6684f5a814

SHA1
8a19a4e97b656c5036650fe04954a58d7edb71c7

SHA256
040bf9f54f9cfab1d69ed871a98a37f290dfb1eca752b8e83cdc1485b6a0da2b

SHA512
2da419c8dabb3ca479466dd656b0c18f8c6f0b9a71b11fd0e58a1bc4529a7c05f68fc6bc3db9d35f678403653d63f28f65bd8771f858c43f6f2f22536e5eaff6

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memory/2476-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2476-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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