neshta | 0543ed16dbf27a45b08f9c81befc2766b9d5d6a0998dc13174dcf897b3ff7920

Analysis

max time kernel
84s
max time network
17s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240729-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
29/03/2025, 19:33

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
Size

112KB
MD5

94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1
SHA1

cce94813c7dd728856bcea452ea2d020a8716464
SHA256

0543ed16dbf27a45b08f9c81befc2766b9d5d6a0998dc13174dcf897b3ff7920
SHA512

5a1f3aaeecc51434aea688361ded4cbafc6afa8be9ed31fbf498044308080c262e09b8c064ea0bf41bde516dc236db46eb3f494cc37555e5ca93ea408986fc36
SSDEEP

1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCDd/COqSBAqSk8nZy3p1Jbd/Cy:sr85CB/uSBAtZwp1J5/

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0001000000010319-13.dat	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2164-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2164-88-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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
2296	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2164	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
2164	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
2164	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.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_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.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\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GO664E~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WORDICON.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOICONS.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CNFNOT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.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_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.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_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2296	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
2296	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2164 wrote to memory of 2296	2164	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe	29
PID 2164 wrote to memory of 2296	2164	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe	29
PID 2164 wrote to memory of 2296	2164	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe	29
PID 2164 wrote to memory of 2296	2164	JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe	29

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.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:2164
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2296

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

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\JaffaCakes118_94fa5e88062c7ba7465dc8e1aa85f2f1.exe

Filesize
72KB

MD5
8318ba4052d62740350202a499870b90

SHA1
87837c0a4a1714accacb7a997ec454c386587c3c

SHA256
f5a5c1f177f204bad3728e3a4c862c52a7a0de0824dc392480377c92587f8213

SHA512
5bedad6d639f5053a16a4b1637c733bccfc9d927eaa45b52d150c2e65bf1271a5b2e8ca1d914935f81f9baed4dfe78108bdba12b5615a713f58cb28d8b2e95b7

Download Submit
memory/2164-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2164-88-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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Analysis

Sharing

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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