neshta | 40da7104fa771fef105b8fbf9dcf2af66a788de7f4bb1de3253ab98abf66dcd3

Analysis

max time kernel
121s
max time network
123s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
08-02-2025 01:58

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
Size

4.6MB
MD5

bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819
SHA1

1b6ab4ac43e868d1f2493b1ac2090d74ad8d29ba
SHA256

40da7104fa771fef105b8fbf9dcf2af66a788de7f4bb1de3253ab98abf66dcd3
SHA512

62f19ac1270699a2c771bfeb0952462e6f4657ea61f8627af93150a5ebb71b91390dfa794fa48575093fd43b89cea266f502dc4e6cc7c5ffe065dc182276a35a
SSDEEP

49152:UqJqbG6IK1DcL5bG0ni4TjWh25ZB4j7eJN9GA7cibljm9vOfjYl/mGi0TTqpSQUf:lcNIK1g5bGmjI7eJeAsvO770P3QUfDL

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
2000	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1288	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
1288	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
1288	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.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_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.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\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.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_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.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_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 2000	1288	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe	30
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 2000	1288	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe	30
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 2000	1288	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe	30
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 2000	1288	JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.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:1288
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2000

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\JaffaCakes118_bdc7fc42401db00e21d884a7c4a86819.exe

Filesize
4.5MB

MD5
ea30a64e86a0b54c1e0582545e0aeba3

SHA1
7a57595940c73fdf94ebb56e98e110b129c25088

SHA256
e56ad3befae9bae638ec1864de9f1c819970d2ac5659a019b6df90c3c46a61ee

SHA512
14e65dda137f6b76befd02513904069692110ee5f965ec5dde913da7ee056b5898618cc5c0573a12da01e9cfeaae1de8d570abb527b85ae6966f7b48febbcf5e

Download Submit
memory/1288-88-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/1288-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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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