neshta | e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a

Analysis

max time kernel
39s
max time network
19s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
24/02/2025, 07:39

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General

Target

e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
Size

3.3MB
MD5

f7fb140cef037dfd1b2735995450fd35
SHA1

d2742271b8aaad78a0a303d48502fd0cf7abc14c
SHA256

e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a
SHA512

30d6db0402acda94aa1194cee97fc8709dcf1a4c1e370176c93f6b95b1fef923f5a421222151ca7da7d8ba5a2898c0d6dadc29e6f76f4e7d3c6599866c634d06
SSDEEP

49152:nglZ4ThD+gGTZbqZK95S4pTiX2EUqMzADxulO7Udq+KqOuBk7bVnU7wDF2JtY:bs6Gwxul1EE4wR

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010314-8.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2600-81-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2600-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2600-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2600-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2396	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2600	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.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\" %*"	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.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~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.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	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.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\" %*"	e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.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
PID:2600
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2396

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
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\e7936f5518ab998d262be6f4878ed8bfd4bdd4f684ce0325b990313b356ac97a.exe

Filesize
3.2MB

MD5
d16cc5510cfa2cab68d8ebe583800ebc

SHA1
ede303d11143ede79cf4f9bf356f703e91e9335d

SHA256
5feca665de7f98eb64374a1750924181f722f00fab3b8c09c6ce227486f7576b

SHA512
ee5c1789918373ee022a108909ca9ae44b70d15d334c14b74aff158949df7be449ac3c92d962e0b37faf7ae399d58723c3b8b18347e3b46186a4091f88658d56

Download Submit
\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE

Filesize
252KB

MD5
9e2b9928c89a9d0da1d3e8f4bd96afa7

SHA1
ec66cda99f44b62470c6930e5afda061579cde35

SHA256
8899b4ed3446b7d55b54defbc1acb7c5392a4b3bc8ec2cdc7c31171708965043

SHA512
2ca5ad1d0e12a8049de885b90b7f56fe77c868e0d6dae4ec4b6f3bc0bf7b2e73295cc9b1328c2b45357ffb0d7804622ab3f91a56140b098e93b691032d508156

Download Submit
memory/2600-81-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2600-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2600-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2600-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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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