Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
22/07/2026, 05:03
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
12 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe
- Size 82KB
- Sample260722-fp73rayfre
- SHA256 e9147acd4f4322a58b0ec97a39b6db3061c854c3cd1c4dc5755422763e36c4b5
- MD5 7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b
- SHA1 ae198866d02c86e945a0751df753e6d49fa1ea3a
- SHA512 35d01344f2d6ae3e137f3f2b8ee2207dfa60627109f2f3a42056874e3303d863f0dfb74bcbc1070215afe866545fe582bbc017b5405cc13521dcab196fb0a606
- SSDEEP 1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCqHV/WPGBPSHh8JZWINf7A:sr85CqUPH6kGM
- TLSH T1388318E1FAE18CB6D52423BC5597C225363DFEA08E57470356702A365F23BC13ECA25A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: Neshta
Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.
- Detect Neshta payload 5 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0007000000018926-13.dat family_neshta behavioral2/memory/4436-133-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/4436-134-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/4436-135-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/4436-137-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_neshta - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4856 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_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\" %*" 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\setup_wm.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmprph.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpshare.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF5AF~1\WINDOW~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\identity_helper.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\cookie_exporter.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\CLICKT~1\{9AC08~1\INTEGR~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\msedgewebview2.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\msedge.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MICROS~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MICROS~4.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmplayer.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{D87AE~1\WINDOW~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MICROS~4.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MI9C33~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wab.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADelRCP.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\arh.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Browser\WCCHRO~1\WCCHRO~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\32BITM~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\msedge_proxy.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MIA062~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\elevation_service.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\pwahelper.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MICROS~2.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WI8A19~1\ImagingDevices.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\READER~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\WOW_HE~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\Adobe\Setup\{AC76B~1\setup.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\notification_click_helper.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\notification_helper.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MID1AD~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MI391D~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Eula.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\identity_helper.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\msedgewebview2.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{5625B~1\WINDOW~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\64BITM~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\cookie_exporter.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\INSTAL~1\setup.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\notification_click_helper.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\MSEDGE~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmlaunch.exe 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Google\GOOGLE~1\141073~1.0\DISABL~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\PWAHEL~1.EXE 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\svchost.com 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_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\" %*" 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4436 wrote to memory of 4856 4436 2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe 89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe"1⤵
- 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:4436 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4856
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE
- Size 86KB
- SHA256 ded54d1fcca07b6bff2bc3b9a1131eac29ff1f836e5d7a7c5c325ec5abe96e29
- MD5 3b73078a714bf61d1c19ebc3afc0e454
- SHA1 9abeabd74613a2f533e2244c9ee6f967188e4e7e
- SHA512 75959d4e8a7649c3268b551a2a378e6d27c0bfb03d2422ebeeb67b0a3f78c079473214057518930f2d72773ce79b106fd2d78405e8e3d8883459dcbb49c163c4
- SSDEEP 1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCNgh/sE/EkHd0Ci2zkQASqk+H6L2C:sr85CysEM6GC+QA8+HlC
- TLSH T17493AE13FAF18872D1621BF89C29E359C93F7A306E3056A7A3E40D5D5D747C26C2924B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2026-07-22_7acc5a73f07f53914bb84b2768b8fc9b_conti_elex_neshta.exe
- Size 42KB
- SHA256 5adf7a0a412dfbd802b6ed8196524f81fc330ddee5680d19a15820e3545c70c2
- MD5 ab441ecb6e47c843b22f80a951d70027
- SHA1 695787056154e7b932cddbb0e1f011a1f0317ef6
- SHA512 5131750f238363fa005ec7b0f0de28553b34492fd5a2b2e3db1a92d68796716d841f8665ba5ee32a268283132e974d6391bbb15027ab4376a5e5ed2dcb7ad78a
- SSDEEP 384:w9LWPKPgDytZBPSIOdz8s7wq5CWIUM1pCkT3SDNFfGC4MdeNiRh:8LWPwVZBPSHdz8kwZWIUM1fS+CYN4h
- TLSH T1BD132FE5BAE58C9AD999637C61D7C625363CFEE08A438703462076321F13FC17EC625A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH