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Database Entry

Neshta

Vendor detections: 18

Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	5d2b7a671e0c4de18e0aea2761488a23df210f7f1ac4adf2f6aba783b9ad3cb3
SHA3-384 hash:	79ddcfeef32f7a0d98668f73642c6d41c96e85ac583a969a5527bd6637b5d1d1a2768dc9fef8bf80abc975dbd3efa5f5
SHA1 hash:	d57c558475c636d39622bf145a143a2bb1341c9f
MD5 hash:	543a25ae04b46ba6c2e34322db048c66
humanhash:	stream-sixteen-avocado-twelve
File name:	main.exe
Download:	download sample
Signature	Neshta Create hunting rule
File size:	9'196'335 bytes
First seen:	2025-08-22 18:03:35 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	exe
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec
imphash	9f4693fc0c511135129493f2161d1e86 (253 x Neshta, 15 x Formbook, 14 x AgentTesla)
ssdeep	196608:wda85DbJrteWx7nICteEroXxWVfEqlbkkwR7VTEgSEIoxz2uy11:J85vzxnInEroXgfEqirRRoBnoxIz
TLSH	T13996330873C408EAE9B38036A652C521E235FC224B50D9DB5BF49F1B5F67AD5693FE80
TrID	54.0% (.EXE) DOS Borland compiled Executable (generic) (10000/1/2) 24.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1) 10.8% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3) 10.8% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
Magika	pebin
dhash icon	ae3c385c4ce0e8f8 (2 x njrat, 1 x RevengeRAT, 1 x Neshta)
Reporter	Anonymous
Tags:	exe Neshta

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

413

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Malware family:

n/a

ID:

File name:

main.exe

Verdict:

Malicious activity

Analysis date:

2025-08-22 18:04:29 UTC

Tags:

neshta python

Link:

https://app.any.run/tasks/5ba9db23-0222-4b0c-a024-0addbc6f7dee

Note:

ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample

Detection:

Neshta

Link:

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/23068/

Verdict:

Malicious

Score:

97.4%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=68a8b1396eed937d746d1fa2

Tags:

installer injection neshta extens

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories

Creating a process from a recently created file

Creating a file in the Windows directory

Modifying an executable file

Creating a window

DNS request

Connection attempt

Sending a custom TCP request

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 expand fingerprint lolbin overlay overlay packed threat

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68a8b1404a87ed79676884fc/reports/41ea7bfb-fcd2-4b00-98e3-13ee3a9e20c1/overview

Verdict:

Malicious

Labled as:

Neshta.A

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/5d2b7a671e0c4de18e0aea2761488a23df210f7f1ac4adf2f6aba783b9ad3cb3

Verdict:

Malicious

File Type:

exe x32

First seen:

2025-08-22T12:09:00Z UTC

Last seen:

2025-08-22T12:09:00Z UTC

Hits:

~10

Link:

https://opentip.kaspersky.com/5d2b7a671e0c4de18e0aea2761488a23df210f7f1ac4adf2f6aba783b9ad3cb3/results?tab=lookup

Malware family:

HackingTeam

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/2b91b59c-b751-43d6-a8fd-98b2e464c3dd

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/5d2b7a671e0c4de18e0aea2761488a23df210f7f1ac4adf2f6aba783b9ad3cb3

Verdict:

inconclusive

YARA:

4 match(es)

Tags:

Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86

Link:

https://app.malva.re/file/543a25ae04b46ba6c2e34322db048c66

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/5d2b7a671e0c4de18e0aea2761488a23df210f7f1ac4adf2f6aba783b9ad3cb3/

Threat name:

Win32.Virus.Neshta

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2025-08-22 14:38:35 UTC

File Type:

PE (Exe)

Extracted files:

AV detection:

37 of 38 (97.37%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=luvxuzy6brg6ddqk5itwcsekeppscd37dlck34xwvotyhonnhszq._file

Verdict:

malicious

Label(s):

neshta

Similar samples:

error

Neshta

Result

Malware family:

neshta

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:neshta discovery persistence pyinstaller spyware stealer

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/250822-wnwakawzbz/

Behaviour

Modifies registry class

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Detects Pyinstaller

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

Loads dropped DLL

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:

EXE_Virus_Neshta_March2024 Windows_Virus_Neshta_2a5a14c8 MALWARE_Win_Neshta MAL_Malware_Imphash_Mar23_1

Link:

https://app.threat.zone/submission/41092767-5c3c-4ff6-9448-c0b5c6449f03

Unpacked files

SH256 hash:

5d2b7a671e0c4de18e0aea2761488a23df210f7f1ac4adf2f6aba783b9ad3cb3

MD5 hash:

543a25ae04b46ba6c2e34322db048c66

SHA1 hash:

d57c558475c636d39622bf145a143a2bb1341c9f

Detections:

win_neshta_g0

Neshta

Link:

https://www.unpac.me/results/716b26ea-1e04-4cb5-ba44-8b88f3983e3e/

Malware family:

Turla

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/5d2b7a671e0c/report/overview.html

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Malicious File

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/5d2b7a671e0c4de18e0aea2761488a23df210f7f1ac4adf2f6aba783b9ad3cb3

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	Borland Create hunting rule
Author:	malware-lu

Rule name:	CP_AllMal_Detector Create hunting rule
Author:	DiegoAnalytics
Description:	CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication

Rule name:	DebuggerCheck__API Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	Detect_PyInstaller Create hunting rule
Author:	Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:	Detects PyInstaller compiled executables across platforms

Rule name:	EXE_Virus_Neshta_March2024 Create hunting rule
Author:	Yashraj Solanki - Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at Bridewell

Rule name:	FreddyBearDropper Create hunting rule
Author:	Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:	Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.

Rule name:	golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 Create hunting rule
Author:	Justin Cornwell
Description:	CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset

Rule name:	MALWARE_Win_Neshta Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects Neshta

Rule name:	MAL_Malware_Imphash_Mar23_1 Create hunting rule
Author:	Arnim Rupp
Description:	Detects malware by known bad imphash or rich_pe_header_hash
Reference:	https://yaraify.abuse.ch/statistics/

Rule name:	neshta_v1 Create hunting rule
Author:	RandomMalware

Rule name:	pe_detect_tls_callbacks Create hunting rule

Rule name:	PyInstaller Create hunting rule
Author:	@bartblaze
Description:	Identifies executable converted using PyInstaller. This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.

Rule name:	shellcode Create hunting rule
Author:	nex
Description:	Matched shellcode byte patterns

Rule name:	Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE Create hunting rule
Author:	XiAnzheng
Description:	Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

Rule name:	upxHook Create hunting rule
Author:	@r3dbU7z
Description:	Detect artifacts from 'upxHook' - modification of UPX packer
Reference:	https://bazaar.abuse.ch/sample/6352be8aa5d8063673aa428c3807228c40505004320232a23d99ebd9ef48478a/

Rule name:	Windows_Virus_Neshta_2a5a14c8 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

File information

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

Web download

Neshta

exe 5d2b7a671e0c4de18e0aea2761488a23df210f7f1ac4adf2f6aba783b9ad3cb3

(this sample)

URLhaus

https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3609353/

Delivery method

Distributed via web download

Cape

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/23068/

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

ID	Title	Severity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODE	Missing Authenticode	high
CHECK_NX	Missing Non-Executable Memory Protection	critical
CHECK_PIE	Missing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protection	high

Reviews

ID	Capabilities	Evidence
MULTIMEDIA_API	Can Play Multimedia	gdi32.dll::StretchDIBits
SHELL_API	Manipulates System Shell	shell32.dll::ShellExecuteA
WIN32_PROCESS_API	Can Create Process and Threads	kernel32.dll::CloseHandle
WIN_BASE_API	Uses Win Base API	kernel32.dll::GetDriveTypeA kernel32.dll::GetStartupInfoA kernel32.dll::GetCommandLineA
WIN_BASE_EXEC_API	Can Execute other programs	kernel32.dll::WinExec
WIN_BASE_IO_API	Can Create Files	kernel32.dll::CreateDirectoryA kernel32.dll::CreateFileA kernel32.dll::DeleteFileA kernel32.dll::GetWindowsDirectoryA kernel32.dll::GetFileAttributesA kernel32.dll::FindFirstFileA
WIN_REG_API	Can Manipulate Windows Registry	advapi32.dll::RegOpenKeyExA advapi32.dll::RegQueryValueExA advapi32.dll::RegSetValueExA

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