Analysis Overview
SHA256
60552553afed7792fdaf1328bfbd55934e5af42ce7343ae7ea16806eb49d64ca
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2025-07-04_af3e80f37504aa273b1d40c5f9958cbd_amadey_elex_gcleaner_neshta_smoke-loader was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Neshta
Detect Neshta payload
Neshta family
Checks computer location settings
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Modifies system executable filetype association
Executes dropped EXE
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Modifies registry class
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V16
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-07-04 12:08
Signatures
Detect Neshta payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Neshta family
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-07-04 12:08
Reported
2025-07-04 12:11
Platform
win10v2004-20250610-en
Max time kernel
103s
Max time network
141s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect Neshta payload
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Neshta
Neshta family
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2012121138-1878458325-808874697-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-04_af3e80f37504aa273b1d40c5f9958cbd_amadey_elex_gcleaner_neshta_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-07-04_af3e80f37504aa273b1d40c5f9958cbd_amadey_elex_gcleaner_neshta_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
Modifies system executable filetype association
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-04_af3e80f37504aa273b1d40c5f9958cbd_amadey_elex_gcleaner_neshta_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\svchost.com | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-04_af3e80f37504aa273b1d40c5f9958cbd_amadey_elex_gcleaner_neshta_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-04_af3e80f37504aa273b1d40c5f9958cbd_amadey_elex_gcleaner_neshta_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-07-04_af3e80f37504aa273b1d40c5f9958cbd_amadey_elex_gcleaner_neshta_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-04_af3e80f37504aa273b1d40c5f9958cbd_amadey_elex_gcleaner_neshta_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-04_af3e80f37504aa273b1d40c5f9958cbd_amadey_elex_gcleaner_neshta_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-04_af3e80f37504aa273b1d40c5f9958cbd_amadey_elex_gcleaner_neshta_smoke-loader.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-07-04_af3e80f37504aa273b1d40c5f9958cbd_amadey_elex_gcleaner_neshta_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-07-04_af3e80f37504aa273b1d40c5f9958cbd_amadey_elex_gcleaner_neshta_smoke-loader.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | c.pki.goog | udp |
| GB | 142.250.180.3:80 | c.pki.goog | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-07-04_af3e80f37504aa273b1d40c5f9958cbd_amadey_elex_gcleaner_neshta_smoke-loader.exe
| MD5 | d6bb00c0059d1a147e1be60477260446 |
| SHA1 | fe00b9380a8340d5ed7e24b18534f98d9d74abb7 |
| SHA256 | 480f8b4bc250a4bcdea746d134bcbdbb8b98fb697c14b73d928484d9653992b9 |
| SHA512 | 225a81b475b9bcf76dd2c772c981a05d419959852fb8c439dfb6d19e6ad7603c3af38c9e01e5db01abc068d278b2a020aa14400a6d73ea80be2d0a2fe4ff3d6f |
C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE
| MD5 | 3b73078a714bf61d1c19ebc3afc0e454 |
| SHA1 | 9abeabd74613a2f533e2244c9ee6f967188e4e7e |
| SHA256 | ded54d1fcca07b6bff2bc3b9a1131eac29ff1f836e5d7a7c5c325ec5abe96e29 |
| SHA512 | 75959d4e8a7649c3268b551a2a378e6d27c0bfb03d2422ebeeb67b0a3f78c079473214057518930f2d72773ce79b106fd2d78405e8e3d8883459dcbb49c163c4 |
memory/5880-134-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp
memory/5880-135-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp
memory/5880-137-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp