Malicious programs like Neshta are designed to stealthily infiltrate the victim's computer and remain silent, and thus no particular symptoms are clearly visible on an infected machine. Threat Summary: Nameĭetection Names (svchostcom executable)Īvast (Win32:Crypt-SKC ), BitDefender (), ESET-NOD32 (Win32/Neshta.A), Kaspersky (), Full List ( VirusTotal) Collected data is then sent to a remote server and criminals can easily use it to generate revenue in malicious ways, thereby causing a variety of privacy issues. Neshta uses infected files to collect various system information relating to the operating system, hardware, and installed software. This text file is updated each time an infected file is launched. The " directx.sys" file is a text file, which contains the path of the last infected file to launch.
Additionally, this malware delivers two other files (" directx.sys" and " tmp5023.tmp"), storing them in the " %SystemRoot%\" and " %Temp%\" directories respectively.
exe files that contain " %SystemRoot%", " %Temp%" or " \PROGRA~1\" in their paths. I.e., Neshta creates a persistence mechanism. This malware modifies the Windows registry, so this process starts running each time an infected executable (.exe) file is launched. It also names itself " " - Neshta's victims can find this process running in Task Manager and its executable file in " C:\Windows\". Neshta infects Windows system executable files, attaching malicious code to them. In any case, Neshta should be removed from operating systems immediately. It is also used to attack the manufacturing industry. Research shows that this malware is mainly used to attack companies that specialize in finance, consumer goods, and energy. Neshta sends the information to a web server controlled by cyber criminals. It might also target removable storage devices and network shares. Neshta is malicious software that infects executable (.exe) system files and uses them to collect system information.