neshta | 12b8dbaf98a5e8bfd2f873c504175b60c8878d967a6a0a469f63b267406280c3

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
05/02/2025, 08:16

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
Size

164KB
MD5

9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc
SHA1

1afa446a82492d6eac12c259cf42051f2b59bc5d
SHA256

12b8dbaf98a5e8bfd2f873c504175b60c8878d967a6a0a469f63b267406280c3
SHA512

a54ea49852279f57b09344c7be01a7300c7d6086ae6ed62dc15cf23eeb7fc166fd069eadb57672de057d23484449fc9ca4cc891805de61e88dc0a61f050554b7
SSDEEP

1536:RxqjQ+P04wsmJCGJ7WhKyiF9pkxvj+gU4wWap4CC1Jj2qEPQ8kLllylGtbWvTRHc:kr85CCwbU4wWZCCXj2qx8AlyGtbWqZDB

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
2652	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2820	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
2820	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
2820	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.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_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.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\ink\mip.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.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_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.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_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2652	2820	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe	30
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2652	2820	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe	30
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2652	2820	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe	30
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2652	2820	JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.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:2820
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2652

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
810a2d86fc76f6f5132e683471ce82af

SHA1
ba06d381ce1403cfbd2ebace03a0edb89abfdff1

SHA256
50621aa828ba60fe284f6f5c9f321138b6ca052dcb3de091c8a34fc648c5d19c

SHA512
76b99957af25969311f6a33960ad36be8c4ba59b7bcd41bddcf3256877dd08d0478547c73339434bec7d7cf8744eb774f06fb5242a7f9d2f1adef9c191cf3dd1

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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_9d98eedcb4a8ffa21b245cfba58347dc.exe

Filesize
124KB

MD5
c028bfcc56ac97c128b3985cd6530666

SHA1
7b824992218efd37bd37deeccd16633c8fbd20d6

SHA256
da8f0a1064f22873ea6dbaac984a6b90df0b1eb7e91b030da3ed6c67bf79f0bf

SHA512
a746cdce7c70ce8af8f7bd7dd3bf705d83831cede2b6b223fa92e161a525600b2ddae9e03b647d8067c1a40d8dee07b0c83039e41ef3b39badd93c330e06af7a

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memory/2820-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2820-88-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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