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Database Entry



AgentTesla


Vendor detections: 13


Maldoc score: 9


Intelligence 13 IOCs 1 YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3ff1a435a0ca5ff3346ef2663f83d8c472687078c2d20c0a567aefe91006ee10
SHA3-384 hash: 85546543bda88f3eeaaa262bf740992327fe0aab0e0ef37727d4ac8f207a433556017c35505403c84c791b2c49cbab0e
SHA1 hash: 9aa380c934870fd031fb34913d639d64477f8d1c
MD5 hash: 9820091637aa0b3a32af4eacddd864aa
humanhash: network-jupiter-alpha-seven
File name:QTN01000037522.xlsm
Download: download sample
Signature AgentTesla
File size:441'476 bytes
First seen:2022-04-18 15:39:57 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xlsm
MIME type:application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
ssdeep 12288:MEXQu7SHOCZhSTIS2dGpeWpqivD1YxR25O8Uh:KwarmMSAGMID1R5Oth
TLSH T1A4942304C7D19E2AAD8450B7EF24C7C840E27193A18F2D592B7CB97C20DBC6E516E9EC
TrID 42.2% (.XLAM) Excel Macro-enabled Open XML add-in (83500/1/13)
29.1% (.XLSM) Excel Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (with Macro) (57500/1/12)
17.2% (.XLSX) Excel Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (34000/1/7)
8.8% (.ZIP) Open Packaging Conventions container (17500/1/4)
2.0% (.ZIP) ZIP compressed archive (4000/1)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:AgentTesla xlsm


Avatar
abuse_ch
AgentTesla payload URL:
http://49.12.244.154/fs-1d/wd/loader/uploads/QTN01000037522.bat
http://49.12.244.154/fs-1d/wd/loader/uploads/QTN01000037522_Yvoymmnn.jpg

AgentTesla C2:
http://31.210.20.150/rom/inc/d5733fcf29771b.php

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
http://31.210.20.150/rom/inc/d5733fcf29771b.php https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/521037/

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: 9
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 8 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
A1533 bytesPROJECT
A289 bytesPROJECTwm
A3169 bytesVBA/Sheet1
A4365 bytesVBA/ThisWorkbook
A5171 bytesVBA/Workbook
A67 bytesVBA/_VBA_PROJECT
A7228 bytesVBA/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
AutoExecWorkbook_OpenRuns when the Excel Workbook is opened
IOC49.12.244.154IPv4 address
IOCcertutil.exeExecutable file name
IOCQTN01000037522.batExecutable file name
IOCAmpiyzgwkt.exeExecutable file name
SuspiciousShellMay run an executable file or a system command
SuspiciousvbHideMay run an executable file or a system command
SuspiciousHex StringsHex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)
SuspiciousBase64 StringsBase64-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
368
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
File type:
application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroEnabled.12
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
True
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Launching a process
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Running batch commands
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Running batch commands by exploiting the app vulnerability
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Excel File with Macro
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://49.12.244.154/fs-1d/wd/loader/uploads/QTN01000037522.bat
ThisWorkbook
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
certutil certutil.exe cmd macros macros-on-open
Label:
Malicious
Suspicious Score:
9.9/10
Score Malicious:
1%
Score Benign:
0%
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Macro with Startup Hook
Detected macro logic that will automatically execute on document open. Most malware contains some execution hook.
IPv4 Dotted Quad URL
A URL was detected referencing a direct IP address, as opposed to a domain name.
Macro Execution Coercion
Detected a document that appears to social engineer the user into activating embedded logic.
Macro Contains Suspicious String
Detected a macro with a suspicious string. Suspicious strings include privileged function calls, obfuscations, odd registry keys, etc...
InQuest Machine Learning
An InQuest machine-learning model classified this macro as potentially malicious.
Document With No Content
Document contains little or no semantic information.
Result
Threat name:
AgentTesla
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains very large array initializations
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Creates multiple autostart registry keys
Document contains an embedded VBA macro which may execute processes
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Drops PE files to the document folder of the user
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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)
Queries sensitive BIOS Information (via WMI, Win32_Bios & Win32_BaseBoard, often done to detect virtual machines)
Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sigma detected: Microsoft Office Product Spawning Windows Shell
Sigma detected: Suspicious Certutil Command
Sigma detected: Windows Shell File Write to Suspicious Folder
Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules)
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal ftp login credentials
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AgentTesla
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 610789 Sample: QTN01000037522.xlsm Startdate: 18/04/2022 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 55 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->55 57 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->57 59 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->59 61 13 other signatures 2->61 9 EXCEL.EXE 53 14 2->9         started        12 Rino.exe 12 3 2->12         started        15 Rino.exe 2->15         started        17 2 other processes 2->17 process3 file4 47 C:\Users\user\Desktop\~$QTN01000037522.xlsm, data 9->47 dropped 19 cmd.exe 9->19         started        75 Writes to foreign memory regions 12->75 77 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 12->77 signatures5 process6 process7 21 Ampiyzgwkt.exe.exe 14 10 19->21         started        25 certutil.exe 14 19->25         started        dnsIp8 37 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\Rino.exe, PE32 21->37 dropped 63 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 21->63 65 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 21->65 67 Creates multiple autostart registry keys 21->67 73 2 other signatures 21->73 28 InstallUtil.exe 13 4 21->28         started        33 cmd.exe 21->33         started        51 49.12.244.154, 49171, 49172, 49173 HETZNER-ASDE Germany 25->51 39 C:\Users\user\Documents\Ampiyzgwkt.exe.exe, PE32 25->39 dropped 41 C:\Users\user\...\QTN01000037522[1].bat, PE32 25->41 dropped 43 C:\Users\...\5F9EBA2C0CC4C1D56FBE3529A2F896BB, PE32 25->43 dropped 45 C:\Users\...\5F9EBA2C0CC4C1D56FBE3529A2F896BB, data 25->45 dropped 69 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 25->69 71 Drops PE files to the document folder of the user 25->71 file9 signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 53 31.210.20.150, 49174, 49177, 49178 PLUSSERVER-ASN1DE Netherlands 28->53 49 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\cTlNs.exe, PE32 28->49 dropped 79 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 28->79 81 Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines) 28->81 83 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 28->83 85 5 other signatures 28->85 35 timeout.exe 33->35         started        file13 signatures14 process15
Threat name:
Script-Macro.Downloader.Powdow
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-04-18 11:16:48 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
26
AV detection:
16 of 25 (64.00%)
Threat level:
  3/5
Result
Malware family:
agenttesla
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:agenttesla collection keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Delays execution with timeout.exe
Enumerates system info in registry
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
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Adds Run key to start application
Loads dropped DLL
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE
AgentTesla
Process spawned unexpected child process
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://31.210.20.150/rom/inc/d5733fcf29771b.php
Malware family:
AgentTesla.v3
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:BitcoinAddress
Author:Didier Stevens (@DidierStevens)
Description:Contains a valid Bitcoin address
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value

File information


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

Malspam

AgentTesla

Excel file xlsm 3ff1a435a0ca5ff3346ef2663f83d8c472687078c2d20c0a567aefe91006ee10

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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