Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250410-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
15/04/2025, 11:42
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250410-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe
Resource
win11-20250410-en
General
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Target
2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe
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Size
389KB
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MD5
73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c
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SHA1
a32726b42671b382e9e3ee829fe505a36bb3f30b
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SHA256
50b01323bbe30790240291bd643e7e8609cebbf4dcb7bcc27a528900ec82700c
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SHA512
9bf7210b311e57147fa6d63ddc94169c7d3a7af6f5741ed03a640839beb22e8710264e769a6f79809e6a27139d5f640f488634b5a43f3d18fa30232133bf35fd
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SSDEEP
6144:k9WPEy3M+6qDQtUuT8QcZ2/t5YRLEcAB2ohC0NOlcAKorTHUWPVZ:hsy3VDAUuT8QQ2rYCB2oRAKyUSZ
Malware Config
Signatures
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Detect Neshta payload 4 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000600000002033a-15.dat family_neshta behavioral1/memory/2492-133-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral1/memory/2492-134-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral1/memory/2492-136-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_neshta -
Neshta
Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.
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Neshta family
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Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2645532622-3298555945-705856666-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3756 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe -
Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*" 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe -
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\MSEDGE~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~4.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.43\MIA062~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\MICROS~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\132029~1.140\BHO\IE_TO_~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\132029~1.140\ELEVAT~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.43\MICROS~2.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\132029~1.140\MSEDGE~3.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpconfig.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\133030~1.69\elevation_service.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\133030~1.69\notification_click_helper.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\132029~1.140\COOKIE~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\132029~1.140\msedge.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\132029~1.140\NOTIFI~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MI9C33~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\64BITM~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\133030~1.69\msedgewebview2.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\133030~1.69\pwahelper.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\CLICKT~1\{9AC08~1\INTEGR~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Java\JAVAUP~1\jaureg.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\133030~1.69\identity_helper.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\133030~1.69\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\132029~1.140\IDENTI~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.43\MICROS~3.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.43\MI9C33~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\FULLTR~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\READER~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\133030~1.69\msedge.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.43\MI391D~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF5AF~1\WINDOW~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Eula.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\133030~1.69\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MIA062~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ExtExport.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADelRCP.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\msedge.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wab.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\setup_wm.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Google\GOOGLE~1\134069~1.0\DISABL~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MID1AD~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wabmig.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmplayer.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpshare.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WI8A19~1\ImagingDevices.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\132029~1.140\PWAHEL~1.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\133030~1.69\INSTAL~1\setup.exe 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13147~1.37\MICROS~3.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.43\MICROS~4.EXE 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe -
Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\svchost.com 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.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\" %*" 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2492 wrote to memory of 3756 2492 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe 86 PID 2492 wrote to memory of 3756 2492 2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe 86
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- 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:2492 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3756
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
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Filesize
86KB
MD53b73078a714bf61d1c19ebc3afc0e454
SHA19abeabd74613a2f533e2244c9ee6f967188e4e7e
SHA256ded54d1fcca07b6bff2bc3b9a1131eac29ff1f836e5d7a7c5c325ec5abe96e29
SHA51275959d4e8a7649c3268b551a2a378e6d27c0bfb03d2422ebeeb67b0a3f78c079473214057518930f2d72773ce79b106fd2d78405e8e3d8883459dcbb49c163c4
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-04-15_73625a9b5a58ff4eba3d800aa717ba4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_neshta.exe
Filesize349KB
MD5cd413c7f181d27a4fde866a87b42f19c
SHA19d7c94d42e5d068dea4c23c16506442cb334e172
SHA2563f5a49a6e71fff308b26f09b4115d3e9f9cb9cece671c66b1f97171115ae1200
SHA5120a6cb43295f7421c11d06bfc57b17d76861456c81b27924399bea514db0f6958a94e2324b4d7ef77db8f3c5c3db90022bc3c46c248f0fbc46105c69a90daaa7b