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Database Entry



AteraAgent


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ed6fdde07417d5285eb5283ef25349fb4808948c5e7131c7a67c1dc34af29b84
SHA3-384 hash: d79dc72488dc46264c3c54633b7a1105075de4e9bf84f12f2d7552824c734bc9b9635172fdc95894a51d59d792efa81b
SHA1 hash: 0ebcc6b59014326c1e1e5cea57734026d5a692e4
MD5 hash: 6e9a59d1ea18ce58e5fac465c188dfdc
humanhash: carolina-video-maine-oklahoma
File name:RQ-9320.msi
Download: download sample
Signature AteraAgent
File size:2'994'176 bytes
First seen:2025-03-11 01:48:36 UTC
Last seen:2025-03-11 02:19:02 UTC
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 49152:G+1Ypn4N2MGVv1zyIBWGppT9jnMHRjOOozjcqZJN8dUZTwYaH7oqPxMbY+K/tzQG:G+lUlz9FKbsodq0YaH7ZPxMb8tT9
Threatray 230 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1B0D523117584483AE37B0A358D7AD6A05E7DFE605B70CA8E9308741E2E705C1AB76FB3
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 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:2025-01-23T00:00:00Z
Valid to:2026-01-22T23:59:59Z
Serial number: 09d3cbf84332886ff689b04baf7f768c
Intelligence: 45 malware samples on MalwareBazaar are signed with this code signing certificate
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: 9e1bec8810871217689196b90d12b43e62df343f2c8d886bf588f9d37a8d8d9a
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
122
Origin country :
BR BR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
malware
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-vm cmd expand installer lolbin lolbin reconnaissance rundll32 signed
Result
Threat name:
AteraAgent
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
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: 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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1634703 Sample: RQ-9320.msi Startdate: 11/03/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 147 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->147 149 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->149 151 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->151 153 10 other signatures 2->153 8 AteraAgent.exe 2->8         started        13 msiexec.exe 501 557 2->13         started        15 AteraAgent.exe 2->15         started        17 9 other processes 2->17 process3 dnsIp4 137 13.35.58.7 AMAZON-02US United States 8->137 87 C:\...\System.Management.dll, PE32 8->87 dropped 89 C:\...89ewtonsoft.Json.dll, PE32 8->89 dropped 91 C:\...\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll, PE32 8->91 dropped 99 373 other malicious files 8->99 dropped 163 Installs Task Scheduler Managed Wrapper 8->163 19 AgentPackageMonitoring.exe 8->19         started        23 AgentPackageHeartbeat.exe 8->23         started        26 AgentPackageOsUpdates.exe 8->26         started        36 7 other processes 8->36 93 C:\Windows\Installer\...\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe, PE32 13->93 dropped 95 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIEA11.tmp, PE32 13->95 dropped 97 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE907.tmp, PE32 13->97 dropped 101 211 other malicious files 13->101 dropped 165 Sample is not signed and drops a device driver 13->165 28 msiexec.exe 13->28         started        30 AteraAgent.exe 13->30         started        32 msiexec.exe 13->32         started        139 13.35.58.124 AMAZON-02US United States 15->139 141 35.157.63.228 AMAZON-02US United States 15->141 103 41 other malicious files 15->103 dropped 167 Creates files in the system32 config directory 15->167 169 Reads the Security eventlog 15->169 171 Reads the System eventlog 15->171 34 AgentPackageAgentInformation.exe 15->34         started        38 6 other processes 15->38 143 23.199.214.10 AKAMAI-ASUS United States 17->143 145 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 17->145 173 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 17->173 file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 77 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\log.txt, ASCII 19->77 dropped 155 Queries disk data (e.g. SMART data) 19->155 40 conhost.exe 19->40         started        123 20.86.89.202 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 23->123 42 conhost.exe 23->42         started        125 40.113.176.130 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 26->125 44 conhost.exe 26->44         started        46 rundll32.exe 28->46         started        52 3 other processes 28->52 127 199.232.210.172 FASTLYUS United States 30->127 135 2 other IPs or domains 30->135 79 C:\Windows\System32\InstallUtil.InstallLog, Unicode 30->79 dropped 81 C:\...\AteraAgent.InstallLog, Unicode 30->81 dropped 157 Creates files in the system32 config directory 30->157 159 Reads the Security eventlog 30->159 161 Reads the System eventlog 30->161 55 2 other processes 32->55 50 conhost.exe 34->50         started        129 13.107.246.60 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 36->129 83 C:\...\TicketingTray.exe (copy), PE32 36->83 dropped 57 7 other processes 36->57 131 52.223.39.232 AMAZONEXPANSIONGB United States 38->131 133 13.35.58.107 AMAZON-02US United States 38->133 85 C:\Windows\Temp\SplashtopStreamer.exe, PE32 38->85 dropped 59 8 other processes 38->59 file9 signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 61 Conhost.exe 42->61         started        105 C:\Windows\...\System.Management.dll, PE32 46->105 dropped 107 C:\Windows\Installer\...107ewtonsoft.Json.dll, PE32 46->107 dropped 109 Microsoft.Deployme...indowsInstaller.dll, PE32 46->109 dropped 111 C:\...\AlphaControlAgentInstallation.dll, PE32 46->111 dropped 175 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 46->175 121 40.119.152.241 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 52->121 113 C:\Windows\...\System.Management.dll, PE32 52->113 dropped 115 C:\Windows\Installer\...115ewtonsoft.Json.dll, PE32 52->115 dropped 117 Microsoft.Deployme...indowsInstaller.dll, PE32 52->117 dropped 119 9 other malicious files 52->119 dropped 63 conhost.exe 55->63         started        65 net1.exe 55->65         started        67 conhost.exe 55->67         started        69 conhost.exe 57->69         started        71 conhost.exe 59->71         started        73 conhost.exe 59->73         started        75 cscript.exe 59->75         started        file13 signatures14 process15
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Atera
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-11 01:49:14 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
Checks computer location settings
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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