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Database Entry


AteraAgent


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: c4164639a6b8a80938007c1f39f24facbb354edd646d791a5b5c051333e88f6d
SHA3-384 hash: 4afb9e80fd9ff9ba96ed11e74538dc58f4597e0f6f467bdb061d7d83715188d22c5894c35ca856c2432fbdf1eb570c64
SHA1 hash: 663f4f29be9254c34cb3131ff4defb4aa852c53d
MD5 hash: 5a5111b2b67fc56021c962e22f3cb078
humanhash: batman-kitten-lemon-cola
File name:Adobe.msi
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Signature AteraAgent
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File size:2'994'176 bytes
First seen:2024-07-18 09:52:15 UTC
Last seen:2024-07-24 21:14:29 UTC
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 49152:I+1Ypn4N2MGVv1zyIBWGppT9jnMHRjOOozjcqZJN8dUZTwYaH7oqPxMbY+K/tzQz:I+lUlz9FKbsodq0YaH7ZPxMb8tT
Threatray 87 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1CED523127584483AE37B0A358D7AD6A05E7DFE605B70CA8E9308741E2E705C1AB76F73
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)
Reporter FXOLabs
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
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
5
# of downloads :
79
Origin country :
BR BR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
PUA.Win.File.AteraRemoteAdmin-9942568-0
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6698e5ff715586f538b3aca9
Tags:
Other Stealth
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm cmd expand installer lolbin packed rundll32 shell32
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6698e60120d8bc99198141ab/reports/24042a40-40f9-4f12-8400-5b7ca802ee62/overview
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/c4164639a6b8a80938007c1f39f24facbb354edd646d791a5b5c051333e88f6d
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Link:
https://labs.inquest.net/dfi/sha256/c4164639a6b8a80938007c1f39f24facbb354edd646d791a5b5c051333e88f6d
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
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1475815
Signature
AI detected suspicious sample
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Creates files in the system32 config directory
Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory)
Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading
Installs Task Scheduler Managed Wrapper
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
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 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)
Reads the Security eventlog
Reads the System eventlog
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Very long command line found
Writes many files with high entropy
Yara detected AteraAgent
Yara detected Generic Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1475815 Sample: Adobe.msi Startdate: 18/07/2024 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 11 other signatures 2->155 8 AteraAgent.exe 2->8         started        13 msiexec.exe 501 481 2->13         started        15 AteraAgent.exe 2->15         started        17 2 other processes 2->17 process3 dnsIp4 141 18.66.112.74 MIT-GATEWAYSUS United States 8->141 95 C:\...\System.Management.dll, PE32 8->95 dropped 97 C:\...97ewtonsoft.Json.dll, PE32 8->97 dropped 99 C:\...\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll, PE32 8->99 dropped 107 326 other malicious files 8->107 dropped 165 Installs Task Scheduler Managed Wrapper 8->165 167 Very long command line found 8->167 19 AgentPackageUpgradeAgent.exe 8->19         started        36 11 other processes 8->36 101 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIFB8.tmp, PE32 13->101 dropped 103 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE9E.tmp, PE32 13->103 dropped 105 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDB35.tmp, PE32 13->105 dropped 109 314 other files (262 malicious) 13->109 dropped 23 msiexec.exe 13->23         started        25 AteraAgent.exe 13->25         started        28 msiexec.exe 13->28         started        30 msiexec.exe 13->30         started        143 18.239.36.114 AMAZON-02US United States 15->143 145 35.157.63.229 AMAZON-02US United States 15->145 111 29 other malicious files 15->111 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 32 AgentPackageAgentInformation.exe 15->32         started        38 5 other processes 15->38 34 conhost.exe 17->34         started        file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 131 20.60.197.1 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 19->131 77 C:\...\System.ValueTuple.dll, PE32 19->77 dropped 79 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\Pubnub.dll, PE32 19->79 dropped 81 C:\...81ewtonsoft.Json.dll, PE32 19->81 dropped 89 4 other malicious files 19->89 dropped 49 2 other processes 19->49 40 rundll32.exe 15 9 23->40         started        51 4 other processes 23->51 133 192.229.221.95 EDGECASTUS United States 25->133 91 2 other malicious files 25->91 dropped 157 Creates files in the system32 config directory 25->157 159 Reads the Security eventlog 25->159 161 Reads the System eventlog 25->161 44 rundll32.exe 28->44         started        47 rundll32.exe 28->47         started        53 2 other processes 30->53 55 4 other processes 32->55 135 52.236.186.221 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 36->135 137 172.202.80.17 IFX18747US United States 36->137 139 4 other IPs or domains 36->139 83 C:\Windows\Temp\SplashtopStreamer.exe, PE32 36->83 dropped 85 C:\...\TicketingTray.exe (copy), PE32 36->85 dropped 87 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\6-0-30.exe, PE32 36->87 dropped 93 2 other malicious files 36->93 dropped 163 Queries disk data (e.g. SMART data) 36->163 57 12 other processes 36->57 59 5 other processes 38->59 file9 signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 147 40.119.152.241 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 40->147 123 4 other files (2 malicious) 40->123 dropped 113 C:\Windows\Installer\...113ewtonsoft.Json.dll, PE32 44->113 dropped 115 C:\...\AlphaControlAgentInstallation.dll, PE32 44->115 dropped 125 2 other files (none is malicious) 44->125 dropped 175 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 44->175 127 4 other files (2 malicious) 47->127 dropped 117 C:\Windows\Installer\...117ewtonsoft.Json.dll, PE32 51->117 dropped 119 C:\...\AlphaControlAgentInstallation.dll, PE32 51->119 dropped 121 C:\Windows\Installer\...121ewtonsoft.Json.dll, PE32 51->121 dropped 129 9 other files (3 malicious) 51->129 dropped 61 conhost.exe 53->61         started        63 net1.exe 53->63         started        65 conhost.exe 53->65         started        177 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 55->177 179 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 55->179 67 conhost.exe 55->67         started        69 cscript.exe 55->69         started        71 conhost.exe 55->71         started        75 2 other processes 55->75 73 conhost.exe 57->73         started        file13 signatures14 process15
Score:
9%
Verdict:
Benign
File Type:
ARCHIVE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/c4164639a6b8a80938007c1f39f24facbb354edd646d791a5b5c051333e88f6d
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/c4164639a6b8a80938007c1f39f24facbb354edd646d791a5b5c051333e88f6d/
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Atera
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-07-18 09:53:13 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
15
AV detection:
9 of 38 (23.68%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=yqlemongxcuasoaapqptt4spvs5tktw5mrwxsgs3lqcrgm7ir5wq._file
Verdict:
suspicious
Similar samples:
55af6a90ac8863f27b3fcaa416a0f1e4ff02fb42aa46a7274c6b76aa000aacc2
AteraAgent
ef51a99f8eea6c19f9671af1744ba49f51fcee9ab660b1dc651c83f827c24d02
AteraAgent
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Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
bootkit discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/240718-lwmchswgnb/
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 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
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
Downloads MZ/PE file
Enumerates connected drives
Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
UPX packed file
Blocklisted process makes network request
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/ceed8cdc-ee0e-40ab-ae93-26d0297c5dc9
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Suspicious File
Score:
0.31
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/c4164639a6b8a80938007c1f39f24facbb354edd646d791a5b5c051333e88f6d

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:AteraAgent_RemoteAdmin_April_2024
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Author:NDA0
Description:Detects AteraAgent Remote Admin Tool
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Detect_SliverFox_String
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Author:huoji
Description:Detect files is `SliverFox` malware
Rule name:maldoc_find_kernel32_base_method_1
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Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:maldoc_OLE_file_magic_number
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Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:MSI_AteraAgent_RemoteAdmin_April_2024
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Author:NDA0N
Description:Detects AteraAgent Remote Admin Tool
Rule name:NET
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Author:malware-lu

File information

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