neshta | 45ba86e286db7adbe40ccb93156f29d55c3dfc79773776d4e8599267b5dde887

Analysis

max time kernel
51s
max time network
19s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
01-02-2025 19:51

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
Size

310KB
MD5

752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872
SHA1

bdf8aff309dd7143b819172d77a6ab2c49ee1f73
SHA256

45ba86e286db7adbe40ccb93156f29d55c3dfc79773776d4e8599267b5dde887
SHA512

4a23239f9e42e6ea4ea364b7ebc6ee2b3dda5175b017ec349fac56dfb1e60dbaa6570655aa1e01ff5aa98186d8b2e73e4c5c1868501dee1077b38732402f332c
SSDEEP

3072:zr8WDrCiwnbwUT8IUxkC+b53DU1rFh3FLvfLzo63JlPDZJoqLHYcrlwnxT1S1ZeH:PuFbwsX9bVIrpLvfLzoy7NJoqsJe2p

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
2716	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2736	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
2736	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
2736	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.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_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.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\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.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	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.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_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2716	2736	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe	30
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2716	2736	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe	30
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2716	2736	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe	30
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2716	2736	JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.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:2736
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2716

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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C:\MSOCache\ALLUSE~1\{90140~1\DW20.EXE

Filesize
859KB

MD5
754309b7b83050a50768236ee966224f

SHA1
10ed7efc2e594417ddeb00a42deb8fd9f804ed53

SHA256
acd32dd903e5464b0ecd153fb3f71da520d2e59a63d4c355d9c1874c919d04e6

SHA512
e5aaddf62c08c8fcc1ae3f29df220c5c730a2efa96dd18685ee19f5a9d66c4735bb4416c4828033661990604669ed345415ef2dc096ec75e1ab378dd804b1614

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_752495bb0c8cce837452f609aefb8872.exe

Filesize
269KB

MD5
fa9b0a52110616d5dd9bcd6632e198ab

SHA1
790c65e8e9f7750618d4e679161b1de4ee9357f5

SHA256
39cd5a49af4f8d9c142b1b21c39c8d350363feb9893ba8b3c573c06a5bf94f87

SHA512
693416d08d86d05d0ac72369d14029e1ff8b93a0f5f0bc151845025c09536832da59ad017c895b1e3ab4ba4e4a4353690ba09287be36a971981afb349789d539

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memory/2736-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2736-88-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2736-89-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2736-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2736-91-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2736-93-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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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