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Database Entry


Neshta


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 53125b8ade45028207dd476148af9011bb4db4aa4c6427ed8fa1d14f90bab2c4
SHA3-384 hash: 0004999c8a80af0ad6adb9d9fae71f807db65ef67f90ff7e915add829a79b86b9d3823c3ec0174f32e34e83fe0666510
SHA1 hash: eeffbde95c891a437ecf025a4079eff3f5b67210
MD5 hash: a970b0c0fee23738223da299caafc800
humanhash: minnesota-nevada-artist-vermont
File name:a970b0c0fee23738223da299caafc800.exe
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Signature Neshta
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File size:465'920 bytes
First seen:2021-10-11 18:43:33 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 9f4693fc0c511135129493f2161d1e86 (253 x Neshta, 15 x Formbook, 14 x AgentTesla)
ssdeep 12288:0zkoaLVjuE/Uve9ATOS/UJIjViCUoZg4Z:0zk/juE7/XuiCtH
Threatray 176 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T156A4F16923A38734CD318BF4AC38D29213BA7426645EC7741FDCA0BD7E637B49A94643
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe Neshta

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
313
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
a970b0c0fee23738223da299caafc800.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2021-10-11 18:48:47 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/be53e8e9-4172-44f1-9738-ff920d809434

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
Neshta
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/196724/
Detection(s):
Win.Trojan.Neshuta-1
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PUA.Win.Packer.Pequake-4
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SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.PackedNET.935-1.UNOFFICIAL
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Win.Virus.Neshta-7101689-0
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Win.Trojan.Jadtre-5
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Modifying an executable file
Creating a window
Creating a file
Launching a process
Delayed writing of the file
Enabling autorun with the shell\open\command registry branches
Infecting executable files
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
neshta overlay packed
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/616485fa1c2d58ba74021e03/reports/5dd8cc1c-59a5-4698-ae7c-ba448da26e03/overview
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Malware family:
Neshta
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/09a32e74-a098-45ab-b525-2fe1c55ae90e
Result
Threat name:
FormBook Neshta
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/867798
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 executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension
Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html)
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is not signed and drops a device driver
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected FormBook
Yara detected Neshta
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 500224 Sample: XPTVTQkqTN.exe Startdate: 11/10/2021 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 56 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 2->56 62 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->62 64 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->64 66 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->66 68 8 other signatures 2->68 13 XPTVTQkqTN.exe 4 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 file5 52 C:\Windows\svchost.com, PE32 13->52 dropped 54 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\XPTVTQkqTN.exe, PE32 13->54 dropped 82 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 13->82 84 Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension 13->84 86 Drops executable to a common third party application directory 13->86 17 XPTVTQkqTN.exe 3 13->17         started        signatures6 process7 file8 40 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\XPTVTQkqTN.exe.log, ASCII 17->40 dropped 60 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 17->60 21 XPTVTQkqTN.exe 3 2 17->21         started        25 XPTVTQkqTN.exe 17->25         started        signatures9 process10 file11 44 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\setup.exe, PE32 21->44 dropped 46 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\ChromeSetup.exe, PE32 21->46 dropped 48 C:\ProgramData\...\vcredist_x86.exe, PE32 21->48 dropped 50 6 other malicious files 21->50 dropped 70 Drops executable to a common third party application directory 21->70 72 Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html) 21->72 27 svchost.com 1 21->27         started        signatures12 process13 signatures14 74 Antivirus detection for dropped file 27->74 76 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 27->76 78 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 27->78 80 Sample is not signed and drops a device driver 27->80 30 XPTVTQkqTN.exe 3 27->30         started        process15 process16 32 XPTVTQkqTN.exe 1 2 30->32         started        signatures17 58 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 32->58 35 svchost.com 32->35         started        process18 file19 42 C:\Windows\directx.sys, ASCII 35->42 dropped 38 XPTVTQkqTN.exe 35->38         started        process20
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/53125b8ade45028207dd476148af9011bb4db4aa4c6427ed8fa1d14f90bab2c4/
Threat name:
Win32.Virus.Neshta
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-10-11 18:44:09 UTC
AV detection:
28 of 28 (100.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=kmjfxcw6iubieb65i5qurl4qcg5u3nfkjrscp3mpuhiu7ef2wlca._file
Verdict:
malicious
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Result
Malware family:
neshta
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:neshta persistence spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/211011-xdh3xshhbm/
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Executes dropped EXE
Detect Neshta Payload
Modifies system executable filetype association
Neshta
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
53125b8ade45028207dd476148af9011bb4db4aa4c6427ed8fa1d14f90bab2c4
MD5 hash:
a970b0c0fee23738223da299caafc800
SHA1 hash:
eeffbde95c891a437ecf025a4079eff3f5b67210
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/18469214-daca-4bbf-9920-164871fedd80/
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/53125b8ade45/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Neshta
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/53125b8ade45028207dd476148af9011bb4db4aa4c6427ed8fa1d14f90bab2c4

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:MALWARE_Win_Neshta
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Neshta
Rule name:MAL_Neshta_Generic
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Neshta malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_Neshta_Generic_RID2DC9
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Neshta malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:win_neshta_auto
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Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator

File information

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

Web download

Neshta

Executable exe 53125b8ade45028207dd476148af9011bb4db4aa4c6427ed8fa1d14f90bab2c4

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/1660953/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/196724/

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