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Database Entry



Neshta


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: be038d646731b781a366e9a367bceeb2ff97e841dc92d276d559c0d0bde04b55
SHA3-384 hash: 97af8ff84ed51d8000bd9af376482c849cfb2138212079f8fe4054a54d6808136927d8789dd65febb5f98e8b73ffee16
SHA1 hash: 00366bf0acbfe2ece51f033fea5ba11a2f468ce2
MD5 hash: fb87010be51312eb71cc810a5e3d97c5
humanhash: don-arizona-comet-three
File name:SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.MalwareX-gen.29716.22536
Download: download sample
Signature Neshta
File size:1'105'920 bytes
First seen:2025-04-18 11:55:20 UTC
Last seen:2025-05-09 13:10:33 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'657 x AgentTesla, 19'469 x Formbook, 12'208 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:poYSPFmIEQBzd104zi7jTc5wsxbtUdHZvKzNexqIP2ru85t:pdSBzn0O6jTGbtUdtKzNexqIP25
Threatray 3'176 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T15C35F11BBE8B86B1C2441B36C1DB74100BB5D6917BA3EA1E394E23DB3AC37AE5D04547
TrID 69.7% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
1.9% (.EXE) Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2072/23)
Magika pebin
Reporter SecuriteInfoCom
Tags:exe Neshta

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
466
Origin country :
FR FR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
d34d7e2f0b6e169c582f612003548787b28db4fa5223aeffd160f290f76ec7cb
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-04-18 08:37:40 UTC
Tags:
arch-exec neshta auto-startup

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
gensteal autorun virus msil
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Launching a process
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Modifying an executable file
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Creating a file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Enabling autorun with the shell\open\command registry branches
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Infecting executable files
Result
Threat name:
Neshta, VIP Keylogger
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
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
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
Found malware configuration
Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected Neshta
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Yara detected VIP Keylogger
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1668317 Sample: SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.Malw... Startdate: 18/04/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 43 Found malware configuration 2->43 45 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->45 47 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->47 49 10 other signatures 2->49 7 SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.MalwareX-gen.29716.22536.exe 5 2->7         started        11 wscript.exe 3 1 2->11         started        13 OpenWith.exe 18 9 2->13         started        process3 file4 23 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\ChannelUris.vbs, ASCII 7->23 dropped 25 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\ChannelUris.exe, PE32 7->25 dropped 51 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 7->51 53 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 7->53 55 Writes to foreign memory regions 7->55 57 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 7->57 15 InstallUtil.exe 5 7->15         started        59 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 11->59 61 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 11->61 19 svchost.com 7 11->19         started        signatures5 process6 file7 27 C:\Windows\svchost.com, PE32 15->27 dropped 29 SecuriteInfo.com.W...gen.29716.22536.exe, PE32 15->29 dropped 31 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe, PE32 15->31 dropped 33 137 other files (118 malicious) 15->33 dropped 35 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 15->35 37 Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension 15->37 39 Drops executable to a common third party application directory 15->39 41 Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html) 15->41 21 conhost.exe 19->21         started        signatures8 process9
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.Injuke
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-04-18 08:37:41 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:neshta discovery persistence spyware
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Drops startup file
Modifies system executable filetype association
Detect Neshta payload
Neshta
Neshta family
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
be038d646731b781a366e9a367bceeb2ff97e841dc92d276d559c0d0bde04b55
MD5 hash:
fb87010be51312eb71cc810a5e3d97c5
SHA1 hash:
00366bf0acbfe2ece51f033fea5ba11a2f468ce2
SH256 hash:
fc234e61297bdffa2dd5c4ed47362ea0b01868d60f24746be5fc24960b1e632b
MD5 hash:
505928e920848603db77730ec37065dd
SHA1 hash:
23c7e99b912908e33f4c4dcf429f546ed24df04a
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
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:MALWARE_Win_Neshta
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Neshta
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_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
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
Rule name:win_neshta_auto
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.

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_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (GUARD_CF)high

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