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Database Entry



AgentTesla


Vendor detections: 11


Maldoc score: 4


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 260b5fde0f86117023af4e07b129c9cab292e571850316a3a768fd69354c1b34
SHA3-384 hash: 01e1017a188d7afc9947e925c15a27fbfd21ec1a88a7079c2f6b5045ee7799fbe59fecdbcb41def87ed88a22d59aceae
SHA1 hash: 00a95e6d1412554c6804aea2b364e00d3ef0d457
MD5 hash: 1d67a40b7fd2bc30f29de364259b4902
humanhash: fillet-hot-may-august
File name:23719423-VELOS RUBY-777214516.xls
Download: download sample
Signature AgentTesla
File size:287'744 bytes
First seen:2024-01-16 09:32:04 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xls
MIME type:application/vnd.ms-excel
ssdeep 6144:VSHBMixiMK6G+ZFrTUvCp4sJgWU49ZJorT5pTDgpjHUKDql/3:VQpozwjTqCfga9nqT5pTDgZHUK
TLSH T1AB5412793147C51AE692A8338FD0C1F36625FC12AF269A1FB5E8B71D0DB3A808673D15
TrID 46.5% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (56500/1/4)
26.7% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (32500/1/3)
20.1% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (24500/1/2)
6.5% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Reporter pr0xylife
Tags:AgentTesla cve-2017-0199 xls

Office OLE Information


This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE id
Maldoc score: 4
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 15 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
1114 bytesCompObj
2244 bytesDocumentSummaryInformation
3200 bytesSummaryInformation
499 bytesMBD0096990E/CompObj
5186855 bytesMBD0096990E/Package
6474 bytesMBD0096990F/Ole
784370 bytesWorkbook
8529 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECT
9104 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECTwm
10977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet1
11977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet2
12977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet3
13985 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/ThisWorkbook
142644 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/_VBA_PROJECT
15553 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/dir
OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

TypeKeywordDescription
SuspiciousHex StringsHex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
350
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Legacy Excel File with Macro
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://172.245.208.28/guj/beautifulhjcreversehissettingsentireprocessgoodforlaunchtoeverythingfine.doC
Embedded Ole
Behaviour
SuspiciousRTF detected
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
embedequation exploit macros shellcode sload
Label:
Benign
Suspicious Score:
4.2/10
Score Malicious:
42%
Score Benign:
58%
Result
Threat name:
AgentTesla
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Contains functionality to log keystrokes (.Net Source)
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Excel sheet contains many unusual embedded objects
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Injects files into Windows application
Installs new ROOT certificates
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Microsoft Office drops suspicious files
Microsoft Office launches external ms-search protocol handler (WebDAV)
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
Office equation editor drops PE file
Office equation editor establishes network connection
Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802)
Office viewer loads remote template
Powershell uses Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines)
Shellcode detected
Sigma detected: EQNEDT32.EXE connecting to internet
Sigma detected: File Dropped By EQNEDT32EXE
Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location
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)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected AgentTesla
Yara detected Generic Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1375254 Sample: 23719423-VELOS_RUBY-777214516.xls Startdate: 16/01/2024 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 63 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->63 65 Found malware configuration 2->65 67 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->67 69 17 other signatures 2->69 7 EXCEL.EXE 57 38 2->7         started        12 taskeng.exe 2->12         started        process3 dnsIp4 61 172.245.208.28, 49163, 49164, 49165 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 7->61 39 beautifulhjcrevers...erythingfine[1].doc, ISO-8859 7->39 dropped 85 Injects files into Windows application 7->85 14 conhost.exe 1 10 7->14         started        18 WINWORD.EXE 345 37 7->18         started        20 ixdqiFPfI.exe 12->20         started        file5 signatures6 process7 file8 41 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\ixdqiFPfI.exe, PE32 14->41 dropped 43 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmp2397.tmp, XML 14->43 dropped 87 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 14->87 89 Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines) 14->89 91 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 14->91 93 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 14->93 22 conhost.exe 12 2 14->22         started        26 powershell.exe 4 14->26         started        28 schtasks.exe 14->28         started        45 C:\Users\user\...\guj on 172.245.208.28.url, MS 18->45 dropped 47 beautifulhjcrevers...rythingfine.doC.url, MS 18->47 dropped 49 ~WRF{B5FE36F1-73F8...E-75DECEF2E79D}.tmp, Composite 18->49 dropped 51 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\FBBB0462.doc, ISO-8859 18->51 dropped 95 Microsoft Office launches external ms-search protocol handler (WebDAV) 18->95 97 Office viewer loads remote template 18->97 99 Microsoft Office drops suspicious files 18->99 30 EQNEDT32.EXE 12 18->30         started        101 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 20->101 103 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 20->103 33 ixdqiFPfI.exe 20->33         started        35 powershell.exe 20->35         started        37 schtasks.exe 20->37         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 57 api4.ipify.org 64.185.227.156, 443, 49170 WEBNXUS United States 22->57 59 api.ipify.org 22->59 71 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 22->71 73 Installs new ROOT certificates 22->73 75 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 22->75 77 Powershell uses Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 26->77 53 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\conhost.exe, PE32 30->53 dropped 55 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\conhost[1].exe, PE32 30->55 dropped 79 Office equation editor establishes network connection 30->79 81 Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802) 30->81 83 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 33->83 file12 signatures13
Threat name:
Document-Office.Exploit.CVE-2017-0199
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-01-16 09:33:05 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
38
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
agenttesla
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:agenttesla keylogger spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Creates scheduled task(s)
Enumerates system info in registry
Launches Equation Editor
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Enumerates physical storage devices
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Looks up external IP address via web service
Abuses OpenXML format to download file from external location
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads data files stored by FTP clients
Reads user/profile data of local email clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Blocklisted process makes network request
Downloads MZ/PE file
AgentTesla
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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:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:informational_win_ole_protected
Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Identify OLE Project protection within documents.
Rule name:maldoc_getEIP_method_1
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:maldoc_OLE_file_magic_number
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:meth_get_eip
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:office_document_vba
Author:Jean-Philippe Teissier / @Jipe_
Description:Office document with embedded VBA
Reference:https://github.com/jipegit/
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:SEH__vba
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

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