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Database Entry



AteraAgent


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 394659c01bd981c3a4d5840fbd624c20e3270c9defc432ff3fe6ddb482b5ad46
SHA3-384 hash: e8574b21c801d731f1a28124b9ff16b845a8e99a69c7f8bc4baabebd623b07b8022f07dc72ed10081f06e9592d99b98c
SHA1 hash: 03a992f9020a003fe86e477ac28698afc16a73d3
MD5 hash: 6032d2452e05a12f1449182deb3ab258
humanhash: iowa-floor-princess-juliet
File name:Nota-fiscal2.1.msi
Download: download sample
Signature AteraAgent
File size:2'994'176 bytes
First seen:2025-02-04 21:36:29 UTC
Last seen:2025-02-04 22:21:16 UTC
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 49152:9+1Ypn4N2MGVv1zyIBWGppT9jnMHRjOOozjcqZJN8dUZTwYaH7oqPxMbY+K/tzQz:9+lUlz9FKbsodq0YaH7ZPxMb8tT
TLSH T149D523117584483AE37B0A358D7AD6A05E7DFE605B70CA8E9308741E2D705C1AB76FB3
TrID 80.0% (.MSI) Microsoft Windows Installer (454500/1/170)
10.7% (.MST) Windows SDK Setup Transform script (61000/1/5)
7.8% (.MSP) Windows Installer Patch (44509/10/5)
1.4% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Magika msi
Reporter Anonymous
Tags:AteraAgent msi signed

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:Atera Networks Ltd
Issuer:DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2024-02-15T00:00:00Z
Valid to:2025-03-18T23:59:59Z
Serial number: 0a28499978e5898df40a238eb8a552e8
Intelligence: 70 malware samples on MalwareBazaar are signed with this code signing certificate
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: f166bf0cc1fb75ea35db8fb76143a4946a63ff5b1720f787b99014d4777d81d7
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Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
123
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
shellcode virus msil
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-vm cmd expand installer lolbin obfuscated rundll32 signed
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
AteraAgent
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Creates files in the system32 config directory
Installs Task Scheduler Managed Wrapper
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries disk data (e.g. SMART data)
Queries sensitive disk information (via WMI, Win32_DiskDrive, often done to detect virtual machines)
Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines)
Queries sensitive service information (via WMI, MSSMBios_RawSMBiosTables, often done to detect sandboxes)
Queries sensitive service information (via WMI, Win32_LogicalDisk, often done to detect sandboxes)
Queries sensitive service information (via WMI, WIN32_SERVICE, often done to detect sandboxes)
Queries sensitive sound device information (via WMI, Win32_SoundDevice, often done to detect virtual machines)
Reads the Security eventlog
Reads the System eventlog
Sample is not signed and drops a device driver
Sigma detected: Rare Remote Thread Creation By Uncommon Source Image
Sigma detected: Suspicious Script Execution From Temp Folder
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Writes many files with high entropy
Yara detected AteraAgent
Yara detected Generic Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1606867 Sample: Nota-fiscal2.1.msi Startdate: 04/02/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 149 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->149 151 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->151 153 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->153 155 12 other signatures 2->155 8 AteraAgent.exe 2->8         started        13 msiexec.exe 501 563 2->13         started        15 AteraAgent.exe 2->15         started        17 4 other processes 2->17 process3 dnsIp4 141 199.232.214.172 FASTLYUS United States 8->141 143 35.157.63.228 AMAZON-02US United States 8->143 91 C:\...\System.Management.dll, PE32 8->91 dropped 93 C:\...93ewtonsoft.Json.dll, PE32 8->93 dropped 95 C:\...\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll, PE32 8->95 dropped 103 336 other malicious files 8->103 dropped 165 Installs Task Scheduler Managed Wrapper 8->165 19 AgentPackageMonitoring.exe 8->19         started        23 AgentPackageOsUpdates.exe 8->23         started        26 AgentPackageHeartbeat.exe 8->26         started        36 8 other processes 8->36 97 C:\Windows\Installer\...\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe, PE32 13->97 dropped 99 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIF486.tmp, PE32 13->99 dropped 101 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIA411.tmp, PE32 13->101 dropped 105 211 other malicious files 13->105 dropped 167 Sample is not signed and drops a device driver 13->167 28 msiexec.exe 13->28         started        30 AteraAgent.exe 13->30         started        32 msiexec.exe 13->32         started        145 18.66.112.74 MIT-GATEWAYSUS United States 15->145 147 35.157.63.227 AMAZON-02US United States 15->147 107 34 other malicious files 15->107 dropped 169 Creates files in the system32 config directory 15->169 171 Reads the Security eventlog 15->171 173 Reads the System eventlog 15->173 34 AgentPackageAgentInformation.exe 15->34         started        38 6 other processes 15->38 file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 79 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\log.txt, ASCII 19->79 dropped 157 Queries disk data (e.g. SMART data) 19->157 40 conhost.exe 19->40         started        127 20.50.88.227 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 23->127 42 conhost.exe 23->42         started        129 172.202.80.17 IFX18747US United States 26->129 44 conhost.exe 26->44         started        46 rundll32.exe 28->46         started        52 3 other processes 28->52 131 199.232.210.172 FASTLYUS United States 30->131 133 2.23.77.188 AKAMAI-ASUS European Union 30->133 81 C:\Windows\System32\InstallUtil.InstallLog, Unicode 30->81 dropped 83 C:\...\AteraAgent.InstallLog, Unicode 30->83 dropped 159 Creates files in the system32 config directory 30->159 161 Reads the Security eventlog 30->161 163 Reads the System eventlog 30->163 55 2 other processes 32->55 50 conhost.exe 34->50         started        135 13.107.246.45 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 36->135 85 C:\...\TicketingTray.exe (copy), PE32 36->85 dropped 87 \Device\ConDrv, ASCII 36->87 dropped 57 10 other processes 36->57 137 35.71.184.3 MERIT-AS-14US United States 38->137 139 108.138.7.84 AMAZON-02US United States 38->139 89 C:\Windows\Temp\SplashtopStreamer.exe, PE32 38->89 dropped 59 8 other processes 38->59 file9 signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 109 C:\Windows\...\System.Management.dll, PE32 46->109 dropped 111 C:\Windows\Installer\...111ewtonsoft.Json.dll, PE32 46->111 dropped 113 Microsoft.Deployme...indowsInstaller.dll, PE32 46->113 dropped 115 C:\...\AlphaControlAgentInstallation.dll, PE32 46->115 dropped 175 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 46->175 125 40.119.152.241 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 52->125 117 C:\Windows\...\System.Management.dll, PE32 52->117 dropped 119 C:\Windows\Installer\...119ewtonsoft.Json.dll, PE32 52->119 dropped 121 Microsoft.Deployme...indowsInstaller.dll, PE32 52->121 dropped 123 9 other malicious files 52->123 dropped 61 conhost.exe 55->61         started        63 net1.exe 55->63         started        65 conhost.exe 55->65         started        67 conhost.exe 57->67         started        69 conhost.exe 57->69         started        71 cscript.exe 57->71         started        73 conhost.exe 59->73         started        75 conhost.exe 59->75         started        77 cscript.exe 59->77         started        file13 signatures14 process15
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Atera
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-04 21:27:20 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
15
AV detection:
11 of 38 (28.95%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
ateraagent
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:ateraagent bootkit discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation rat upx
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Kills process with taskkill
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Modifies system certificate store
Runs net.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Time Discovery
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Executes dropped EXE
Launches sc.exe
Loads dropped DLL
Drops file in System32 directory
Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking
UPX packed file
Adds Run key to start application
Downloads MZ/PE file
Enumerates connected drives
Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
Blocklisted process makes network request
Drops file in Drivers directory
AteraAgent
Ateraagent family
Detects AteraAgent
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:AteraAgent_RemoteAdmin_April_2024
Author:NDA0
Description:Detects AteraAgent Remote Admin Tool
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Detect_SliverFox_String
Author:huoji
Description:Detect files is `SliverFox` malware
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Suspicious_Latam_MSI_and_ZIP_Files
Author:eremit4, P4nd3m1cb0y
Description:Detects suspicious .msi and .zip files used in Latam banking trojan campaigns.
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information


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