neshta | cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886

Analysis

max time kernel
78s
max time network
16s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
05-02-2025 17:41

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General

Target

cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
Size

283KB
MD5

ef1cceb96880211d197d13b0c9422ea0
SHA1

0cceeaaaf30d3a69ca315234c5ea4fa86de322c7
SHA256

cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886
SHA512

ad93131c1758dbc2f219b8ab7170a15cd27637f6739d1faa836b33924e5a9ae53417d5a6320fda255614f40747e4fdba3fb5a5a7a4a4f192a4c21626739303c8
SSDEEP

6144:Pu08hfXx9OKEqJf1ksq31/o3tF2OpfzE7GvUf2UcJPoC4:0XZtkdF/o3tF2OFE7GcuKC4

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
2160	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2452	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
2452	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.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\" %*"	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.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\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.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	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.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\" %*"	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 2160	2452	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe	31
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 2160	2452	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe	31
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 2160	2452	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe	31
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 2160	2452	cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.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:2452
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2160

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
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\cd167ee0d59b97f6a16d80e53a9eeb65845c7668fab8ab684bc089eb841b5886N.exe

Filesize
242KB

MD5
69821647b3a749b97199d27da9eecef0

SHA1
69c44b00c7c9a91763eae8d3ffd038872727d78d

SHA256
3327632f5c16997636c7bb7f5c30be6d7f408f49a24147d352b199fe9bbe0b6d

SHA512
1dd83ac7704668e3afdf28acabc1f0e675ed7d6dde0eefa51b67398e9994c16bc1cfed6a18a60ab28c6854225f83afa858f163602a859b629000d591a807adff

Download Submit
memory/2452-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2452-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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