neshta | 7dfa7d1d59b3f6cc0bfc99d7d11abd261e6281171a595e085259d9bbac6d4749

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
153s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
04/02/2025, 07:48

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
Size

731KB
MD5

91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989
SHA1

84f0ec6e081d98e4c9666a7dc995234ac088a611
SHA256

7dfa7d1d59b3f6cc0bfc99d7d11abd261e6281171a595e085259d9bbac6d4749
SHA512

4e395731341b5963da868c44b4496bc2a2dd158de5802a427218eb757f5a799bb1f6c03adf28d5ce4dedfbbbbf825b421ce432b789faa8eb28b963f1d990490b
SSDEEP

12288:qAugAYhxHq9avUBHxf+gYSKAmMPzuDJXM23zzU:BAYzHq8eFYSKAmMPz+JXd3U

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4008-95-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/4008-96-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/4008-98-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-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

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5032	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.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_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.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\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF5AF~1\WINDOW~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\IDENTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\BHO\IE_TO_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\ELEVAT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MI9C33~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\arh.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\INSTAL~1\setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\FULLTR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\32BITM~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\PWAHEL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\msedge.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Browser\WCCHRO~1\WCCHRO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\COOKIE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GO664E~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ExtExport.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\NOTIFI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MID1AD~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Java\JAVAUP~1\jaureg.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\CLICKT~1\{9AC08~1\INTEGR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{63880~1\WINDOW~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{D87AE~1\WINDOW~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\WOW_HE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmplayer.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~3\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI8A19~1\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\64BITM~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\Adobe\Setup\{AC76B~1\setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\MSEDGE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MIA062~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
2356	4008	WerFault.exe	81

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_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.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_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4008 wrote to memory of 5032	4008	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe	85
PID 4008 wrote to memory of 5032	4008	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe	85
PID 4008 wrote to memory of 5032	4008	JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- 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:4008
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4008 -s 252
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2356
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5032

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4008 -ip 4008
1⤵
PID:3952

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

Query Registry

T1012

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:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE

Filesize
86KB

MD5
d0c1f3b6ba6df353a7e628ed33e4de0a

SHA1
988acaf33df9e7c7f6c93245c37d94ed77fe19a4

SHA256
b417555bebdea8103aedadd0a9a222b451c2332a01839b9c75bf95c1d3cc6f37

SHA512
8034ef293f5f19f74825bd8e268346f05cecbe72bcccb6e04eaebb1ac6dacbc2091e63e2b8ed2057d1c7e7dd4ccf03a7f28ed176935760cddac0eec3e860d8cb

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_91850432e54b74d679f38ea245efb989.exe

Filesize
690KB

MD5
b0476efdf5aba0f408a8fd705a704501

SHA1
7e7def2f8c145c893cd5659979ca072570ccb177

SHA256
028d25ac6536f2fea9e6d45c4271121258bb82e31f0d1b272b63eccf977050f2

SHA512
f94d9e78e92de669c2884ec92893f58e0940eccacee43ac5204197fb2067364fcf0e1c6ca8703b4fcae51d6cc426935cf067b6a3f916d4bf1e36575808a475e4

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memory/4008-95-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/4008-96-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/4008-98-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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