neshta | 35a88493460a356438d1232431aba9b9074b55a52356786b2682a972d7971064

Analysis

max time kernel
118s
max time network
119s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
06-02-2025 08:10

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
Size

1.7MB
MD5

a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a
SHA1

72ff03c6b3c8ebcbe5a70233b010340f04ff9480
SHA256

35a88493460a356438d1232431aba9b9074b55a52356786b2682a972d7971064
SHA512

844ba2b38019d78d62bc86f8fbb7904e15e2e423fd124418766d4d2d55e5583744231990beab2003541f0e68413544093340fe70cba4ee75849ea673928f9882
SSDEEP

49152:rHeM7+gpUTJPWTyKWtvCcaOSjFk70BsCev:rHeMH6+TyDtvC2it+

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010315-10.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2448-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2448-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2488	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2448	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
2448	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.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_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.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\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.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_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.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_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2488	2448	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe	30
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2488	2448	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe	30
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2488	2448	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe	30
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2488	2448	JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.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:2448
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2488

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
cf6c595d3e5e9667667af096762fd9c4

SHA1
9bb44da8d7f6457099cb56e4f7d1026963dce7ce

SHA256
593e60cc30ae0789448547195af77f550387f6648d45847ea244dd0dd7abf03d

SHA512
ff4f789df9e6a6d0fbe12b3250f951fcf11e857906c65e96a30bb46266e7e1180d6103a03db2f3764e0d1346b2de7afba8259ba080057e4a268e45e8654dfa80

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_a904074909010cf6dfc214697e6a3c1a.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
b7c507232384dda71a34edb3464a7259

SHA1
6d7c3c9327302d2c027d98c04eb23bbd6789d4af

SHA256
000da1c05768419deb55e4e1e2b6fb047a76a048ecc60687608699dc0a445f87

SHA512
b74807f0a40c2d67a5395c648ffbc34eb116d02de65b46dc948b780e50f88eeead619263be7854e6ae4b7d4dc8631dbabd98623ba9b905ebf2113625f6adfbdd

Download Submit
memory/2448-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2448-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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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