Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
154s - 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, 11:08
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
13 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
12 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- Sample260723-m8mdqa1thw
- SHA256 08b682f2ad1bac3ad42269ef11706ea45f1e5b58ce4d0e64d1939ddbd51ab957
- MD5 3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f
- SHA1 08a8fcdb0ec4fd9968c4347722212f74dddfa942
- SHA512 e91f0e19790a70c2576749a36eb792c8f76cdd5b0df9568958992f1b3eae6e1ad9380ed9944ee47068c048b72bc4b0686d159412cb08dbaf9d04469c82a0701a
- SSDEEP 24576:ZWqU1tpe9vTv377LGyphjgaLXuOKrmJC1Sn:PetOvTvr7zjaCM6
- TLSH T111457D56E6AA01E8C47EC07CC6539A27FAB1381107655BDB07E09A1A3F27BE15F3E311
- 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/3428-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/files/0x0007000000018868-14.dat family_neshta behavioral2/memory/3428-134-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/3428-135-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/3428-136-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/3428-137-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/3428-139-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp family_neshta - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1856 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_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\" %*" 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_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\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\64BITM~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MICROS~2.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmprph.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\CLICKT~1\{9AC08~1\INTEGR~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{CA675~1\VCREDI~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\cookie_exporter.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\notification_click_helper.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MI9C33~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\setup_wm.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\INSTAL~1\setup.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MICROS~4.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpshare.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\Adobe\Setup\{AC76B~1\setup.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_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_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MICROS~2.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ADOBEC~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\INSTAL~1\setup.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\MSEDGE~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Eula.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\msedge.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\msedge_proxy.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\notification_click_helper.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{5625B~1\WINDOW~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Java\JAVAUP~1\jaureg.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ExtExport.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\cookie_exporter.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\32BITM~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\elevation_service.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\msedge_proxy.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MICROS~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{D87AE~1\WINDOW~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\msedgewebview2.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MICROS~3.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MIA062~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wab.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\PWAHEL~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\elevation_service.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\identity_helper.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\msedge.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wabmig.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Browser\WCCHRO~1\WCCHRO~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\WOW_HE~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\pwahelper.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MICROS~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\msedgewebview2.exe 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MID1AD~1.EXE 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\svchost.com 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_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 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_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\" %*" 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 1856 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3428 wrote to memory of 1856 3428 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe 89 PID 1856 wrote to memory of 4820 1856 2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe 90
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_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:3428 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2026-07-23_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1856 -
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe3⤵PID:4820
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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_3c711f74d60ee267b8b5d971efab961f_akira_elex_neshta.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 d1fe7faa62f9e955e2ac2371f95d7e5513df4d496255097158f979c94782c5fc
- MD5 c48d95c59d686e879c4462c9c2d1348d
- SHA1 298492dc67baf59d269eaa8215be460c97ac6766
- SHA512 84f492be90595c192bbfc3f892a996842b89f87206200916fca95edf074c8cbc6ed9e17bd7adfe317d4dc7395be2ab05127b4ea4c6fdcdbfbe9a639ec06b8a2c
- SSDEEP 24576:C1SjWqU1tpe9vTv377LGyphjgaLXuOKrmJI:W8etOvTvr7zjaCC
- TLSH T10D357D56A6AE01E8C47EC07CC6939A27FAB1381103655BDB07E09A163F27BE15F3E711
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH