File name:

2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/491ca01b-46bc-4aec-b25d-9d3bd614e34c
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 16, 2025, 01:35:39
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
neshta
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 8 sections
MD5:

96503FE9CFFD1F78735C25ED99B5AC69

SHA1:

6D89E6FCE7753FEDA0A08EB7ED782343638B40CC

SHA256:

81FAE16E940C393DA077109BDDF6F6EACE18D5BDF5239F313FF9D1BBDA8AFA2F

SSDEEP:

12288:95akuSiun3yds9y3yCe9mZ7RZrYmyXGUJyQDKo+jjcZ:95FuSiY37Eke7RcyQm7jjcZ

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  • MALICIOUS

    • NESHTA mutex has been found

      • 2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe (PID: 7368)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7744)

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7788)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Mutex name with non-standard characters

      • 2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe (PID: 7368)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7744)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • 2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe (PID: 7368)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7744)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe (PID: 7368)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7744)

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • 2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe (PID: 7368)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7744)

    • Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7788)

  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • 2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe (PID: 7368)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7788)

    • Reads the computer name

      • 2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe (PID: 7368)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7788)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe (PID: 7368)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7788)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • 2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe (PID: 7368)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7744)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7744)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7788)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7788)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable Borland Delphi 6 (89.3)
.exe | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (4.8)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (2.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (1.5)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (0.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 1992:06:19 22:22:17+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.25
CodeSize: 29696
InitializedDataSize: 10752
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x80e4
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
127
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start #NESHTA 2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe 2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs filecoauth.exe no specs filecoauth.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7368"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
7412"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe—2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\3582-490\2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
7420\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
7744C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileCoAuth.exe -EmbeddingC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileCoAuth.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\microsoft\onedrive\19.043.0304.0013\filecoauth.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\win32u.dll
7788"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\FileCoAuth.exe" -EmbeddingC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\FileCoAuth.exe—FileCoAuth.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft OneDriveFile Co-Authoring Executable
Exit code:
0
Version:
19.043.0304.0013
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\3582-490\filecoauth.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\win32u.dll
7884C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
4 018
Read events
4 018
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
9
Suspicious files
2
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
73682025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exeC:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\388\AdobeARMHelper.exeexecutable
MD5:85A67D34298E33D2D5A9EC789B6AB594
SHA256:1DEE143B4F88F2375B85C6271A58E2E78FED081BEAE4090678CB2DD7A37FB2D4
73682025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exeexecutable
MD5:8611EEA58CDE49D6CC148F2DA9C39A63
SHA256:9F72E46599E3E6403299F6627B27AA8F2A613E556343E15123EF227492A75172
73682025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\OneDriveUpdaterService.exeexecutable
MD5:E73AC057B2CFEF016B8199389F0DF590
SHA256:20ABA9D6001E5CDC287CD5BD452D0F2D05980D83F851D2B309BF49E9D9A8AC4C
73682025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileCoAuth.exeexecutable
MD5:13C2D5BF03C4A2B28E930F990CCC32DB
SHA256:12D24D0BC0E7CDC902E3540A3C6F7B755094F011A8EAD49A47A00563710B8F80
73682025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileSyncHelper.exeexecutable
MD5:1C0BE16E6ED8F5B6F0910650A25F4FA7
SHA256:3028F6A6A7A10DC5D63F256FEEB8275F3818BF3371EAF8B20A2D0BF2FCD5F4A9
73682025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exeexecutable
MD5:178B773B3FB050FCE26E40A9E8C2EE9A
SHA256:1E03573733F25B44004049A535E7E79366FD86FE953F6DFEDAAD05513B46A6C5
73682025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileSyncConfig.exeexecutable
MD5:0C5EC1AE9A301408AF26032B445FBB08
SHA256:3A8010F1E4E028782093877D969EB127B80AE48B7215A8D3F91E8AB9C165AC7A
73682025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exeexecutable
MD5:A747FA4161FE3C00C3FBB4BF391D4D4E
SHA256:B7BA59428AF7AE08C5BF927B57E326D5259E6ED31BD4237AA6A44378177364C1
73682025-05-16_96503fe9cffd1f78735c25ed99b5ac69_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5023.tmptext
MD5:720E5D9C9AB4BF78978D0C13A1308126
SHA256:B5DE1D86AA5361334BF2AB3BADBE3E16F1A7E7A241FD53BFA77069321123211F
7788FileCoAuth.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\logs\Common\FileCoAuth-2025-05-16.0136.7788.1.aodlbinary
MD5:28DCA2FF4B34B5A52A2E59DF202A6ED3
SHA256:33BACCB7296F1ED1F995FC77A23049F261CF391AC0388F9E8DD161F8C17B7F94
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
23
DNS requests
10
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
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—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
23.216.77.6:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5956
slui.exe
40.91.76.224:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
7884
slui.exe
40.91.76.224:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.78
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.6
  • 23.216.77.28
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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