Overview

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2026-07-29...er.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-07-29...er.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/07/2026, 20:12

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General

  • Target
    2026-07-29_87e886f2761ef87ba1aab3677cceef40_amadey_elex_neshta_ransomhub_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260729-yyt7csec25
  • SHA256 adb38f44f8a25181e5a552a692d8b0bdb9ad0ac31a5befdb064fe151c8d404ed
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
discoveryneshtapersistenceransomwarespywarestealer

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Neshta

    Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.

    persistencespywareneshta
  • Detect Neshta payload 6 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs
  • Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
    persistence
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    spywarestealer
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 19 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

    discovery
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

    ransomware

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_87e886f2761ef87ba1aab3677cceef40_amadey_elex_neshta_ransomhub_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_87e886f2761ef87ba1aab3677cceef40_amadey_elex_neshta_ransomhub_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies system executable filetype association
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5836
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2026-07-29_87e886f2761ef87ba1aab3677cceef40_amadey_elex_neshta_ransomhub_smoke-loader.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2026-07-29_87e886f2761ef87ba1aab3677cceef40_amadey_elex_neshta_ransomhub_smoke-loader.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5080
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mia5FF8.tmp\mMiniStub.exe
        .\mMiniStub.exe /m="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2026-0~1.EXE" /k=""
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5228
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mia5FF8.tmp\AVIVO.msi.copy 0.msi"
          4⤵
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:1196
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1380
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:5868
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding A2C9209246CF3CA3BC912128561DEF47
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4448
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4240

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          e5a2eb3.rbs
          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5a2eb3.rbs
          • Size 10KB
          • SHA256 4b7ad9fd71e682f486f83148133a755daff4ec748b7e0708b12b5f22a5a30481
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          ACROTE~1.EXE
          • Path C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROTE~1.EXE
          • Size 86KB
          • SHA256 ded54d1fcca07b6bff2bc3b9a1131eac29ff1f836e5d7a7c5c325ec5abe96e29
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          atimpenc.dll
          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ATI Technologies\Multimedia\atimpenc.dll
          • Size 2.1MB
          • SHA256 38a985340bca4c09ae912c9bede411256210b3f9600c6146178bb6cb59abe09f
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          atixcode.dll
          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ATI Technologies\Multimedia\atixcode.dll
          • Size 208KB
          • SHA256 7f3629221c570b85b799d9b88b9b3c72dee0dbaac9d3b45534f599bb9dea5b8e
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          2026-07-29_87e886f2761ef87ba1aab3677cceef40_amadey_elex_neshta_ransomhub_smoke-loader.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2026-07-29_87e886f2761ef87ba1aab3677cceef40_amadey_elex_neshta_ransomhub_smoke-loader.exe
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 c49c193d5d249ac6d5947592a96ab3c8c3c87f117b4f77bdce99e1fbe9ef250c
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          AVIVO.msi.copy 0.msi
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mia5FF8.tmp\AVIVO.msi.copy 0.msi
          • Size 3.1MB
          • SHA256 40f4641143d52618cafe7adc621065007fc5973c69de1e1d36f87e3c80e3ea36
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          mMiniStub.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mia5FF8.tmp\mMiniStub.exe
          • Size 17KB
          • SHA256 56e44ad3de8d983ba234639819c9be45fc8210a9ca350472a02ea0cc1eb5fccf
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          mMiniStub.exe.sif
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mia5FF8.tmp\mMiniStub.exe.sif
          • Size 22B
          • SHA256 2743cde60ae8996a3152e927dcf02c222c692533d23712b6f04aabdf2da72157
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          ~34DC.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~34DC.tmp
          • Size 548B
          • SHA256 0583f41049e798543719eca78d816ceb09a43a7ea02fe15fe31f75ce76fa0e32
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          ~34DC.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~34DC.tmp
          • Size 536B
          • SHA256 221b8395b65164cd526c4ea3e71b3424af6d8bbaf5638ea451c4d169f90874da
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          ~34DC.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~34DC.tmp
          • Size 547B
          • SHA256 f4f4ed1e557e466c36bf5aa9dfd1614997a2c8c074a265ed9bd8a1685dc6e818
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          ~34DC.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~34DC.tmp
          • Size 558B
          • SHA256 0c1af71b9cad8b333c7f6c7144dfe1d8b18a2f6601a27aeeb7404d0f9f226373
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          MSI3480.tmp
          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI3480.tmp
          • Size 76KB
          • SHA256 7b5b3dfcd05f9dfa34b6e5915abc079d88111beb282d67bf8b13fe345f8fa4cd
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          metadata-2
          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 26.1MB
          • SHA256 8a85a38cf1b7673f371d82385d32105b1bce7c85f79a8dd884229c05b5650c1e
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          {2434a252-4bab-452a-a8cd-72eaa0a96e15}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Path \??\Volume{c61fbfff-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{2434a252-4bab-452a-a8cd-72eaa0a96e15}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 10b2c0c721fde3062f60a75c6280ed93f3aea51377a19d3a06eabc0bacfc50b7
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          memory/1380-341-0x0000027749F90000-0x000002774A934000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4448-276-0x00000000031B0000-0x0000000003473000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5228-146-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5228-338-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5836-154-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5836-151-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5836-149-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5836-147-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5836-145-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp
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