neshta | 563bba4a38c00955c5c1ab9e51e61850c1ee96634fa84eb8c6b6529623b95ed0

Analysis

max time kernel
118s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
22/02/2025, 18:13

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
Size

187KB
MD5

1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80
SHA1

1d597924f8deb8a9b77130577b034a2c2bab778d
SHA256

563bba4a38c00955c5c1ab9e51e61850c1ee96634fa84eb8c6b6529623b95ed0
SHA512

b2195ae4f7951df5fc57556b406e2f1db44265a26649bccdc5620c738d0b88195d34ea303571ae3f8a59ef3887aef18be9809972627664db173b145724a05999
SSDEEP

3072:sr85CurGI2e6kQFXdhHaaKGxufkByDo1RZpwobf1Xv6IPcm9ddVMQKBsxexpcRJH:k9uN2eY/vKoufkBy0RZpwobdT9ddVMKP

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x000f00000001033a-6.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2176-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2176-92-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2712	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2176	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
2176	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.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_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.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\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.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_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.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_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 2712	2176	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe	31
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 2712	2176	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe	31
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 2712	2176	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe	31
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 2712	2176	JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.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:2176
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2712

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\{9A861~1\ose.exe

Filesize
186KB

MD5
58b58875a50a0d8b5e7be7d6ac685164

SHA1
1e0b89c1b2585c76e758e9141b846ed4477b0662

SHA256
2a0aa0763fdef9c38c5dd4d50703f0c7e27f4903c139804ec75e55f8388139ae

SHA512
d67214077162a105d01b11a8e207fab08b45b08fbfba0615a2ea146e1dd99eea35e4f02958a1754d3192292c00caf777f186f0a362e4b8b0da51fabbdb76375b

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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_1b625fdd21df606765e3b8edaa6eaf80.exe

Filesize
147KB

MD5
4571a19fd31b61c8947490fac3b54ef2

SHA1
a4a3026b943695189ae74344e550edd21dbdf103

SHA256
151e09c4e5d45d3d7247bedf08096ce1f8adaae59476ba1637839ead8099e53b

SHA512
5ad2d098f5b9097f5bab92a91b6d904bf374ae0e7c762f353b1dfc5190c8faca9072dcd330b13eb2290c70a7d27987e11c26cef7a4d05c8638817881bcad6fbf

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memory/2176-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2176-92-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2712-11-0x000007FEF5EE3000-0x000007FEF5EE4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2712-12-0x0000000000030000-0x000000000005A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
168KB

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memory/2712-13-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002C8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2712-15-0x00000000002F0000-0x000000000030C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2712-14-0x00000000002D0000-0x00000000002E8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/2712-28-0x000007FEF5EE0000-0x000007FEF68CC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2712-40-0x000007FEF5EE0000-0x000007FEF68CC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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Analysis

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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