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Database Entry



Neshta


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments 1

SHA256 hash: 912ce31f06f03ee4781d81bc45d30ad2ea894df06b694854be12cff5f26dafc1
SHA3-384 hash: c97c35e5c4290f845558e84a84f8a62d586e6a40988b7f05fcccc0ab8c4d8657f64138b6dc283943c61d042d29af57fa
SHA1 hash: 5ca002d90e6d7b4f0202a59d0e1c0786329b697c
MD5 hash: c28639494d821581cbeb91022637fdce
humanhash: july-black-saturn-island
File name:c28639494d821581cbeb91022637fdce
Download: download sample
Signature Neshta
File size:1'394'688 bytes
First seen:2024-03-02 18:02:40 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 24576:qlCfW8kDQBAulcAhkJilcxCZgPaAfnQn652/O3M/o:Iv+BAehblcxA8J6JV/o
TLSH T13F557B07F6848AFBC45DC2B4865B9322F772B8484B26F7AB17D446313E56B802F1D798
TrID 64.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable Borland Delphi 6 (262638/61)
14.1% (.CPL) Windows Control Panel Item (generic) (57583/11/19)
10.2% (.EXE) Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (41569/9/9)
3.4% (.EXE) Win32 Executable Delphi generic (14182/79/4)
2.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
Reporter zbetcheckin
Tags:32 exe Neshta

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
290
Origin country :
FR FR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Modifying an executable file
Creating a file
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Reading critical registry keys
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a window
Setting a keyboard event handler
Enabling autorun with the shell\open\command registry branches
Connection attempt to an infection source
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Stealing user critical data
Infecting executable files
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm expand fingerprint lolbin neshta overlay remote shell32
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.
Result
Threat name:
AgentTesla, Neshta
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
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
Found malware configuration
Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html)
Installs a global keyboard hook
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
Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Yara detected AgentTesla
Yara detected Neshta
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1401976 Sample: issnt516KK.exe Startdate: 02/03/2024 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 23 mail.termopane-calarasi.ro 2->23 25 webwsasnmaprdipv46.suninggslb.cn 2->25 27 12 other IPs or domains 2->27 35 Found malware configuration 2->35 37 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->37 39 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->39 41 8 other signatures 2->41 7 issnt516KK.exe 4 2->7         started        signatures3 process4 file5 15 C:\Windows\svchost.com, PE32 7->15 dropped 17 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe, PE32 7->17 dropped 19 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\issnt516KK.exe, PE32+ 7->19 dropped 21 150 other malicious files 7->21 dropped 43 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 7->43 45 Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension 7->45 47 Drops or copies MsMpEng.exe (Windows Defender, likely to bypass HIPS) 7->47 49 2 other signatures 7->49 11 issnt516KK.exe 15 3 7->11         started        signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 29 part-0012.t-0009.t-msedge.net 13.107.246.40, 443, 49732 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 11->29 31 termopane-calarasi.ro 89.37.143.6, 49742, 49743, 587 GTSCEGTSCentralEuropeAntelGermanyCZ Romania 11->31 33 5 other IPs or domains 11->33 51 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 11->51 53 Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines) 11->53 55 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 11->55 57 2 other signatures 11->57 signatures9
Threat name:
Win32.Virus.Neshta
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-03-02 18:03:10 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
24 of 24 (100.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
agenttesla_v4 agenttesla
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:neshta persistence spyware stealer
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Modifies system executable filetype association
Detect Neshta payload
Neshta
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
912ce31f06f03ee4781d81bc45d30ad2ea894df06b694854be12cff5f26dafc1
MD5 hash:
c28639494d821581cbeb91022637fdce
SHA1 hash:
5ca002d90e6d7b4f0202a59d0e1c0786329b697c
Detections:
win_neshta_g0 win_neshta_1 MAL_Malware_Imphash_Mar23_1 MAL_Neshta_Generic MALWARE_Win_Neshta
Malware family:
AgentTesla
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:command_and_control
Author:CD_R0M_
Description:This rule searches for common strings found by malware using C2. Based on a sample used by a Ransomware group
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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:Rustyloader_mem_loose
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Corroded buerloader
Reference:https://app.any.run/tasks/83064edd-c7eb-4558-85e8-621db72b2a24
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
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.

Web download

Neshta

Executable exe 912ce31f06f03ee4781d81bc45d30ad2ea894df06b694854be12cff5f26dafc1

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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

Comments



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zbet commented on 2024-03-02 18:02:42 UTC

url : hxxps://107.175.3.10//Users/Quantum_Cyber_20240227083454463.exe