File name:

2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/92161db6-9fae-4e31-b422-075bf97b1235
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 29, 2025, 08:19:21
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:

A487350803617C12B3C94978953EDC4C

SHA1:

458746DC7D798E41B7BD3CCCC8DAE54E7C4833C8

SHA256:

E105D2FD84291B375E8DB1A6AA2A95DE940B97CBE6505BCA57F7DD9250B10A6E

SSDEEP:

6144:99fakdHa6c7IKz1QDlBzJY4a89AELLgphXZR9hu0mq39mqEh:95akFPKz1QDbz9a8K4kpFtMi39mqEh

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  • MALICIOUS

    • NESHTA mutex has been found

      • 2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe (PID: 7748)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8016)

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8112)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • 2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe (PID: 7748)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8016)

    • Mutex name with non-standard characters

      • 2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe (PID: 7748)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8016)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8016)
      • 2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe (PID: 7748)

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • 2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe (PID: 7748)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8016)

    • Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8112)

  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • 2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe (PID: 7748)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8112)

    • Reads the computer name

      • 2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe (PID: 7748)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8112)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • 2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe (PID: 7748)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8016)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe (PID: 7748)
      • 2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe (PID: 7800)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8112)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8016)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8112)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8112)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable Borland Delphi 6 (93.8)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (2.3)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (1.6)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (0.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (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.
screenshot
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Total processes
130
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start #NESHTA 2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe 2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_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
7664C:\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
7748"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_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
7800"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe—2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Version:
4.1.0.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\3582-490\2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_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\version.dll
7808\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
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
8016C:\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
8112"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
Total events
4 019
Read events
4 019
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
9
Suspicious files
3
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
77482025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exeexecutable
MD5:A747FA4161FE3C00C3FBB4BF391D4D4E
SHA256:B7BA59428AF7AE08C5BF927B57E326D5259E6ED31BD4237AA6A44378177364C1
8112FileCoAuth.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\logs\Common\FileCoAuth-2025-04-29.0819.8112.1.odlbinary
MD5:764615DEA3E87D9EECFFD33F6D65D726
SHA256:4DC32027F8B4C364020808EDED3693CD3262AD973EEC944CF7EAC350C2CE659D
77482025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileSyncHelper.exeexecutable
MD5:1C0BE16E6ED8F5B6F0910650A25F4FA7
SHA256:3028F6A6A7A10DC5D63F256FEEB8275F3818BF3371EAF8B20A2D0BF2FCD5F4A9
77482025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileSyncConfig.exeexecutable
MD5:0C5EC1AE9A301408AF26032B445FBB08
SHA256:3A8010F1E4E028782093877D969EB127B80AE48B7215A8D3F91E8AB9C165AC7A
77482025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileCoAuth.exeexecutable
MD5:13C2D5BF03C4A2B28E930F990CCC32DB
SHA256:12D24D0BC0E7CDC902E3540A3C6F7B755094F011A8EAD49A47A00563710B8F80
8112FileCoAuth.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\logs\Common\FileCoAuth-2025-04-29.0819.8112.1.aodlbinary
MD5:28DCA2FF4B34B5A52A2E59DF202A6ED3
SHA256:33BACCB7296F1ED1F995FC77A23049F261CF391AC0388F9E8DD161F8C17B7F94
77482025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\OneDriveUpdaterService.exeexecutable
MD5:E73AC057B2CFEF016B8199389F0DF590
SHA256:20ABA9D6001E5CDC287CD5BD452D0F2D05980D83F851D2B309BF49E9D9A8AC4C
77482025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exeexecutable
MD5:FE843CB4517DBEDF69FEB1EB871C38C7
SHA256:80D61C7D14A5AC145B38E3FA607E8247C798D001878E6322E00B4CE141311C4E
77482025-04-29_a487350803617c12b3c94978953edc4c_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exeexecutable
MD5:178B773B3FB050FCE26E40A9E8C2EE9A
SHA256:1E03573733F25B44004049A535E7E79366FD86FE953F6DFEDAAD05513B46A6C5
8016FileCoAuth.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\FileCoAuth.exeexecutable
MD5:394DEEEF3E5FFE6C77A9CDA1832361BB
SHA256:37DCEC7509B0803F2BBA453845ED67FDBAA15771F8A60FC11F9082FD2A64BD23
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HTTP(S) requests
34
TCP/UDP connections
55
DNS requests
15
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.58:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.246.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
304
4.175.87.197:443
https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL
unknown
—
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—
8172
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8172
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.130:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8172
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8172
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.130:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8172
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
20.3.187.198:443
https://fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/clientwebservice/ping
unknown
—
—
—
8172
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
—
—
20.190.159.131:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.159.131:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
2.16.164.58:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
2.23.246.101:80
www.microsoft.com
Ooredoo Q.S.C.
QA
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
2112
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 20.190.159.68
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 40.126.31.130
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 40.126.31.73
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.184.238
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.58
  • 2.16.164.91
  • 2.16.164.73
  • 2.16.164.113
  • 2.16.164.66
  • 2.16.164.99
  • 2.16.164.98
  • 2.16.164.114
  • 2.16.164.106
  • 2.16.164.130
  • 2.16.164.75
  • 2.16.164.74
  • 2.16.164.89
  • 2.16.164.123
  • 2.16.164.122
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 2.23.246.101
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.85.23.206
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.229.19
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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