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Database Entry



Neshta


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2e4a90a846b50975951daabfde4788fd6591bb2969ed279ab71efbe302815cb7
SHA3-384 hash: b0b22bcf4eda899f8f13f2d59446e85d3e7dd05377aba1bfe3cc4500b678aab134c4eb48ff96c7e6c735d2479591c380
SHA1 hash: e2e5c37f3873d965c758edadfbf85a724c37cd37
MD5 hash: 278f8142666db94997eaf51c0c402fd7
humanhash: stairway-kilo-hotel-tango
File name:250428-hsvmyawvb1.bin
Download: download sample
Signature Neshta
File size:418'816 bytes
First seen:2025-04-28 07:06:24 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 9f4693fc0c511135129493f2161d1e86 (250 x Neshta, 15 x Formbook, 14 x AgentTesla)
ssdeep 3072:Gr85CY3Q6bMAAAAAAAUAAAejYYYYYYYYYYYoYYYYYYYYYYYYiMUAlAAAAeMAAAA4:G9MQ6SSHQRBW8SSHQ4I8Gz
Threatray 547 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T14D9487A6D294ECBBD82B67F19C35E42098A7BF1C84B4001C759DFC9925B3F52219AC1F
TrID 36.8% (.EXE) DOS Borland compiled Executable (generic) (10000/1/2)
24.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
16.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.4% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
7.3% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 69e8aaaa96aae868 (1 x Neshta)
Reporter UNP4CK
Tags:Neshta

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
96
Origin country :
GB GB
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
2e4a90a846b50975951daabfde4788fd6591bb2969ed279ab71efbe302815cb7
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-04-28 07:00:27 UTC
Tags:
neshta

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
neshta emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Modifying an executable file
Creating a window
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Creating a file
Enabling autorun with the shell\open\command registry branches
Infecting executable files
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
borland_delphi fingerprint masquerade neshta overlay overlay packed packed packer_detected
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Creates an undocumented autostart registry key
Drops executable to a common third party application directory
Drops or copies MsMpEng.exe (Windows Defender, likely to bypass HIPS)
Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension
Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Neshta
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win32.Virus.Neshta
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-04-28 07:00:28 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
2
AV detection:
24 of 24 (100.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies system executable filetype association
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Detect Neshta payload
Neshta
Neshta family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan neshta Win.Trojan.Neshuta-1
YARA:
Windows_Virus_Neshta_2a5a14c8 MAL_Neshta_Generic MALWARE_Win_Neshta MAL_Malware_Imphash_Mar23_1
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
2e4a90a846b50975951daabfde4788fd6591bb2969ed279ab71efbe302815cb7
MD5 hash:
278f8142666db94997eaf51c0c402fd7
SHA1 hash:
e2e5c37f3873d965c758edadfbf85a724c37cd37
Detections:
win_neshta_g0 Neshta
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_Neshta
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Neshta
Rule name:MAL_Malware_Imphash_Mar23_1
Author:Arnim Rupp
Description:Detects malware by known bad imphash or rich_pe_header_hash
Reference:https://yaraify.abuse.ch/statistics/
Rule name:MAL_Neshta_Generic
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Neshta malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_Neshta_Generic_RID2DC9
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Neshta malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:neshta_v1
Author:RandomMalware
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:Windows_Virus_Neshta_2a5a14c8
Author:Elastic Security

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
MULTIMEDIA_APICan Play Multimediagdi32.dll::StretchDIBits
SHELL_APIManipulates System Shellshell32.dll::ShellExecuteA
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and Threadskernel32.dll::CloseHandle
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIkernel32.dll::GetDriveTypeA
kernel32.dll::GetStartupInfoA
kernel32.dll::GetCommandLineA
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programskernel32.dll::WinExec
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create Fileskernel32.dll::CreateDirectoryA
kernel32.dll::CreateFileA
kernel32.dll::DeleteFileA
kernel32.dll::GetWindowsDirectoryA
kernel32.dll::GetFileAttributesA
kernel32.dll::FindFirstFileA
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows Registryadvapi32.dll::RegOpenKeyExA
advapi32.dll::RegQueryValueExA
advapi32.dll::RegSetValueExA

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