neshta | 1038e6565302e50191d1fe423c0f8c4d6d866be4e39449f86b30e3f4b67cd0a4

Analysis

max time kernel
139s
max time network
144s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250129-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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06-02-2025 00:59

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
Size

3.5MB
MD5

a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6
SHA1

1d913f45cdc29762ea0cee6f1fd4ef605dc3888c
SHA256

1038e6565302e50191d1fe423c0f8c4d6d866be4e39449f86b30e3f4b67cd0a4
SHA512

509b8c13fde8f9ce83038ddd7537fafce2061b6becf51eee28169e4c729709d96eb2e8e74e2be3f6ae8df8de0c5736e49f877fb3b4eff8f97cc998ad4ea1c908
SSDEEP

98304:Sgy8kDbkIrrNRiaZ67lnQhMDDMbfjR/s6DKvjXPVf:SF8kDbpnBenk6bP5

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3676-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/3676-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/3676-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/3676-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/3676-99-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/3676-100-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/3676-101-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral2/memory/3676-105-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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-1-5-21-2436272344-4274332273-444425594-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.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_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.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

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2520 set thread context of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89

Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\NOTIFI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\msedge.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\PWAHEL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\msedge.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{D87AE~1\WINDOW~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI8A19~1\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\CLICKT~1\{9AC08~1\INTEGR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\64BITM~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\MSEDGE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MID1AD~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\READER~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GO664E~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\COOKIE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\ELEVAT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\FULLTR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\Adobe\Setup\{AC76B~1\setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\INSTAL~1\setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ExtExport.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\920902~1.67\MSEDGE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADelRCP.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\32BITM~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~3\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MI9C33~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.371\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF5AF~1\WINDOW~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\WOW_HE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Java\JAVAUP~1\jaureg.exe	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.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_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.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_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 3676	2520	JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2520
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe
  2⤵
  - 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
  PID:3676

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

Filesize
86KB

MD5
6d51f694e71f126db3084b23c4d34d61

SHA1
6ac0a07c9c2b5d591e3ad8e0536752c0f1ea9a38

SHA256
046a61f02b9ac4657bd74254a07c4e1466dce65c550449075a9d1479465c9e26

SHA512
822bfd037c89d32f468102625dff1443722db93c40952be1336e4bf22ca4f98c49f627c078d8cdff83951468f83f0cf7538aa62bda8352ce097a43062220f176

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_a591eba4913791142ed2740704efbbd6.exe

Filesize
3.4MB

MD5
56b1663fcb10e1b71734a86ab8f7d4ae

SHA1
df7ff6e8322bf58147365baa4b3341e3a2665fea

SHA256
7e12296503b6faac855e9aa8f1bbf5938bb97ac593e411917a94ff22fd69e646

SHA512
b98bed9bd7674c849b847d32c01a610d47780bba67d13b4b09a6856011fedac829b60ee4fed219693415d9801b07dffc7b3b7e567379484b58553f7f83a870f0

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memory/3676-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/3676-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/3676-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/3676-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/3676-99-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/3676-100-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/3676-101-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/3676-105-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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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