Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
128s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
15/10/2026, 22:21
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
windows10-2004-x64
12 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe
- Size 980KB
- Sample261015-19tq3set2l
- SHA256 452f9dbf3219f0fda5465bba0781d573be3bdf69a664dfef57fae040df76b312
- MD5 9732fdec7a9022b97d9ed2bd284422c9
- SHA1 fff1f5f8b78a66e8c5da98c00bb30a573beeeda2
- SHA512 3dd9a5f9523f8b7b434734979229dc66e62143983c61f1fd6a81fd41fd8551119d7faa486ba1ad0ad0c51e3643fe3a034a2586ef021dfc5bc6c2abccc06a78c3
- SSDEEP 24576:AMo+9MP6S8Uu2CZtuUuMq8/RQA3t25IPRtho:AMFDt2CFvnRQA3t25OR0
- TLSH T1FA25BE00B491A075DA1631B5342CF73DB974971A0B114DEFC7D84CBA6F601E32ABAA6F
- 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/0x0007000000018912-11.dat family_neshta behavioral2/memory/5732-132-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/5732-133-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/5732-134-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_neshta behavioral2/memory/5732-136-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_neshta - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 996 jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.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\" %*" jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.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\ACROTE~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\msedgewebview2.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\notification_click_helper.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MIA062~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\arh.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\pwahelper.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\cookie_exporter.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmplayer.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\Adobe\Setup\{AC76B~1\setup.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Browser\WCCHRO~1\WCCHRO~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\plug_ins\PI_BRO~1\64BITM~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\identity_helper.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\msedge.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\msedgewebview2.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\Eula.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\READER~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MICROS~2.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MI391D~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WI8A19~1\ImagingDevices.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{D87AE~1\WINDOW~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\INSTAL~1\setup.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\MSEDGE~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\msedge_proxy.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MICROS~4.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\WOW_HE~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Java\JAVAUP~1\jaureg.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ieinstal.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\notification_click_helper.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MICROS~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{5625B~1\WINDOW~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\msedge_proxy.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\13195~1.65\MI9C33~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\wabmig.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\ARM\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ExtExport.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\139034~1.125\elevation_service.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\elevation_service.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\INSTAL~1\setup.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MI9C33~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EdgeCore\122023~1.106\notification_helper.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~2\MICROS~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\setup_wm.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\wmpconfig.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Edge\APPLIC~1\msedge.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\EDGEUP~1\13185~1.27\MICROS~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\CLICKT~1\{9AC08~1\INTEGR~1.EXE jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe File opened for modification C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\svchost.com jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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 jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.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\" %*" jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5732 wrote to memory of 996 5732 jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe 89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.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:5732 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:996
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\ACROBA~1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 8268d3fefe8ca96a25a73690d14bacf644170ab5e9e70d2f8eeb350a4c83f9f6
- MD5 8ffc3bdf4a1903d9e28b99d1643fc9c7
- SHA1 919ba8594db0ae245a8abd80f9f3698826fc6fe5
- SHA512 0b94ead97374d74eaee87e7614ddd3911d2cf66d4c49abbfd06b02c03e5dd56fd00993b4947e8a4bcd9d891fa39cab18cc6b61efc7d0812e91eb3aea9cd1a427
- SSDEEP 49152:oTfiUEWo6zuEz439z99akTBc4O8b8ITDnlT4NvJX:oTfiG/nzU90T
- TLSH T179C59226A2C8C0EBE5642170CC59BBF900546D78DBA2CDD7BD447E16BA307D29533A3E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\jaffacakes118_Virus.Win32.Neshta.a.exe
- Size 940KB
- SHA256 4bea88b751a8ef55513a15097159bd5d89d6f12d1aa54ca9ec0d063434a65d3d
- MD5 571aa5846d652e5470bcef3ff3b8d54d
- SHA1 5a9aa5461657c0698bbdb7e2c70d7dcbdcfec371
- SHA512 a0b81c1040d7b29179253cc1fc4102326b15246aa62d99bea8e42a05907853a92d3a30af59ad0aaa04fcb63213d3ab1c619de2b551f38cc890fd0238423e6c9d
- SSDEEP 24576:YhSMo+9MP6S8Uu2CZtuUuMq8/RQA3t25IPR:jMFDt2CFvnRQA3t25OR
- TLSH T14825AE00B491A175DE1631B5342CF73DA974970A0B114DEFC7D84CBA6F601E32ABAA6F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH