Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
144s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
23/07/2026, 05:45
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
12 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260723-gfwh2agg86
- SHA256 443da7bd241df67a007d73029bf45fbffbc1576f55ccce9211c5fa051c4b6ced
- MD5 d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298
- SHA1 47f936301aff3ad4f4e38f6c73fdffac05f8ad3f
- SHA512 7a8d02660ca5e3e05e82a27de822417d8485554cc6fa24a921ab77b45c3251105391e1068393130f754ad5a0a7255b9ba628f6cd86f6ae1e2273e1995506e592
- SSDEEP 24576:qafp8dnbotqJAmWOBUB3BnIJAaW4n9X+zpsJ2q2R:qafp8GjOS3nIaaWQ90qH2R
- TLSH T1118518207B5A996DC05AC47483464A725A3530DF0F35B9FF44C486B83F6AAF92F3C668
- 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 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3880-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/files/0x0007000000018944-14.dat family_neshta behavioral2/memory/3880-134-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/3880-135-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/3880-136-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/3880-137-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/3880-139-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp family_neshta - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4680 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_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\" %*" 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_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\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MI9C33~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\MpCmdRun.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\Adobe\Setup\{AC76B~1\setup.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\CLICKT~1\{9AC08~1\INTEGR~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\64BITM~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\pwahelper.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\READER~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\cookie_exporter.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MICROS~4.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{D87AE~1\WINDOW~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\msedgewebview2.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADelRCP.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Eula.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MICROS~2.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MICROS~4.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MICROS~2.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\msedge_proxy.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\msedge.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MICROS~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MI391D~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wabmig.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmlaunch.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{5625B~1\WINDOW~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\WOW_HE~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\msedgewebview2.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\MSEDGE~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MICROS~3.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\arh.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ExtExport.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wab.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\setup_wm.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\FULLTR~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\PWAHEL~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\identity_helper.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\INSTAL~1\setup.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MI9C33~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MIA062~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpconfig.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmplayer.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\notification_helper.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\msedge.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\notification_click_helper.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\INSTAL~1\setup.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpshare.exe 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\svchost.com 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_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 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_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\" %*" 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3880 wrote to memory of 4680 3880 2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe 89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_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:3880 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4680
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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 18dcc8fae245869d02b7db0edbe22ec57a30bdd51a64090452118a79ba194052
- MD5 a40427e3788637e741fb69ea8d76cd52
- SHA1 f8c8c7ec493e32a7573d90ce400fccd79fc98f31
- SHA512 e6b688d4ad0506c74db323b50a2588472f45e66da2a3456450aea96d93882b13662f8b3bbed7773180f5bec851a31d2e45262ecb9283b425c60c8caa06d56ca2
- SSDEEP 1536:9xqjQ+P04wsmJCNgh/sE/EkHd0Ci2zkQASqk+H6L2C:wr85CysEM6GC+QA8+HlC
- TLSH T1D493AE13FAF18872D1621BF89C29E359C93F7A306E3056A7A3E40D9D5D747C26C2924B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2026-07-23_d029c1f8476ab191b3c8f5fe344e4298_akira_elex_icedid_neshta.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 b6f1402aa609eb1c115a5f5df735e87285399f7552f08777bf72e131d9db58fd
- MD5 faf6b25c4bb3b21124236778f9114be7
- SHA1 70565321b5d95005bdc2fed4b249f2e266cc572f
- SHA512 4f2e5628c0736704ff6e7625b91603f00b66987690351ef807a068fa8cea710ac47a027a43b57500286e65b1f611a087e02f13a33218e6e4e11fba06237018e1
- SSDEEP 24576:Vzafp8dnbotqJAmWOBUB3BnIJAaW4n9X+zpsJ2qm:Vzafp8GjOS3nIaaWQ90qHm
- TLSH T1958518607B5A996DC05AC07483464A725A3530DF0F35B9FF44C486B83F6AAF92F3C668
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH