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AgentTesla


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: aba4d6ba306deaf02c3122060facf7e11d19da806321ac993c42461d4e9edcd7
SHA3-384 hash: 450ec6e2dbef745ff9919b156bbf5d78153dd49a7ae34fe293ce171a71390f4ab7687bfcbcf71c991c5c773eb6ef7009
SHA1 hash: dd0946b79426c9b19fb09bb9e633e8c4673b2cd2
MD5 hash: 132b94d744765e31984cd761bc934b49
humanhash: ceiling-mirror-cold-zebra
File name:xF3n00784.xla
Download: download sample
Signature AgentTesla
File size:587'264 bytes
First seen:2024-02-20 15:31:06 UTC
Last seen:2024-02-27 13:34:07 UTC
File type:Excel file xlsx
MIME type:application/vnd.ms-excel
ssdeep 12288:4kkdSEXMcbNedomzEa3bVrRMIgai4Tmve/Kkt:2SSMMednEa3bV7FmvPk
TLSH T188C40240F9C18A07F46647308AF39BAB6619FC815B624B0F325CBB1E3DB07A59E17725
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 abuse_ch
Tags:AgentTesla xla xlsx

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
368
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
ForwardedMessage.eml
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2024-02-20 15:54:37 UTC
Tags:
spam phishing phishing-xls exploit cve-2017-11882 stegocampaign

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Legit
File type:
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
False
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Changing an executable file
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a window
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Connection attempt to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Legacy Excel File with Macro
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://172.245.214.91/tusdaymrngiwalkupfromtheunclesunrisetoentereverywherefasterthanprevioustoenterpcfast.doC
Embedded Ole
Behaviour
SuspiciousRTF detected
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
macros masquerade sload
Label:
Malicious
Suspicious Score:
5.0/10
Score Malicious:
51%
Score Benign:
49%
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Document With Few Pages
Document contains between one and three pages of content. Most malicious documents are sparse in page count.
Document With Minimal Content
Document contains less than 1 kilobyte of semantic information.
Result
Threat name:
AgentTesla
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Check if machine is in data center or colocation facility
Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C)
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
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
Installs new ROOT certificates
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 submitted 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
Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines)
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Shellcode detected
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: EQNEDT32.EXE connecting to internet
Sigma detected: Equation Editor Network Connection
Sigma detected: File Dropped By EQNEDT32EXE
Sigma detected: Potential PowerShell Obfuscation Via Reversed Commands
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Powershell download and load assembly
Sigma detected: Powershell download payload from hardcoded c2 list
Sigma detected: Script Initiated Connection to Non-Local Network
Sigma detected: Suspicious Microsoft Office Child Process
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Very long command line found
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected AgentTesla
Yara detected Generic Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1395421 Sample: xF3n00784.xla.xlsx Startdate: 20/02/2024 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 62 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->62 64 Found malware configuration 2->64 66 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->66 68 22 other signatures 2->68 9 EXCEL.EXE 52 63 2->9         started        process3 dnsIp4 54 172.245.214.91, 49160, 49161, 49162 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 9->54 50 tusdaymrngiwalkupf...oenterpcfast[1].doc, ISO-8859 9->50 dropped 13 wscript.exe 1 9->13         started        17 WINWORD.EXE 345 37 9->17         started        20 AcroRd32.exe 28 9->20         started        file5 process6 dnsIp7 56 paste.ee 13->56 58 paste.ee 104.21.84.67, 443, 49166 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 13->58 84 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 13->84 86 Suspicious powershell command line found 13->86 88 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 13->88 98 5 other signatures 13->98 22 powershell.exe 4 13->22         started        38 tusdaymrngiwalkupf...enterpcfast.doC.url, MS 17->38 dropped 40 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\172.245.214.91.url, MS 17->40 dropped 42 ~WRF{F1A304FE-31D7...6-ED93B90904E2}.tmp, Composite 17->42 dropped 44 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\5A08204F.doc, ISO-8859 17->44 dropped 90 Microsoft Office launches external ms-search protocol handler (WebDAV) 17->90 92 Office viewer loads remote template 17->92 94 Microsoft Office drops suspicious files 17->94 25 EQNEDT32.EXE 12 17->25         started        28 RdrCEF.exe 20->28         started        file8 96 Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C) 56->96 signatures9 process10 file11 78 Suspicious powershell command line found 22->78 30 powershell.exe 12 5 22->30         started        46 C:\Users\user\...\tuesdayfilemorning.vbs, Unicode 25->46 dropped 48 C:\Users\user\...\tuesdayfilemorning[1].vbs, Unicode 25->48 dropped 80 Office equation editor establishes network connection 25->80 82 Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802) 25->82 signatures12 process13 dnsIp14 60 45.74.19.84, 49168, 80 HVC-ASUS United States 30->60 100 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 30->100 102 Writes to foreign memory regions 30->102 104 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 30->104 34 AddInProcess32.exe 12 2 30->34         started        signatures15 process16 dnsIp17 52 ip-api.com 208.95.112.1, 49170, 80 TUT-ASUS United States 34->52 70 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 34->70 72 Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines) 34->72 74 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 34->74 76 3 other signatures 34->76 signatures18
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-02-20 13:39:28 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
66
AV detection:
5 of 38 (13.16%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
agenttesla
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:agenttesla keylogger spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Launches Equation Editor
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Script User-Agent
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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 WMI provider
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
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
Blocklisted process makes network request
AgentTesla
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:informational_win_ole_protected
Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Identify OLE Project protection within documents.
Rule name:maldoc_OLE_file_magic_number
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:office_document_vba
Author:Jean-Philippe Teissier / @Jipe_
Description:Office document with embedded VBA
Reference:https://github.com/jipegit/

File information


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