Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    123s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240708-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    02-12-2024 20:58

General

  • Target

    setup.msi

  • Size

    2.9MB

  • MD5

    ed95be3a5aa65446628766820729a724

  • SHA1

    6b2b0907d0f7da25f219a64f6f95b0c003c5ecb8

  • SHA256

    c965e8495fe0a4a74007993407f2ba47d44fd88d8a1b8f0caf735ecb0d795e38

  • SHA512

    427767c72a2e708b4a4226796ebf4c04367fe4b182b9b17cb7ff33ec9dcd3b2148a9ad1c374884d05a0bfc388a316f4d82cc64677ad457f28a727eea6daf7ffc

  • SSDEEP

    49152:j+1Ypn4N2MGVv1zyIBWGppT9jnMHRjOOozjcqZJN8dUZTwYaH7oqPxMbY+K/tzQz:j+lUlz9FKbsodq0YaH7ZPxMb8tT

Malware Config

Signatures

  • AteraAgent

    AteraAgent is a remote monitoring and management tool.

  • Ateraagent family
  • Detects AteraAgent 1 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 7 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 10 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 37 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 35 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 30 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 57 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.msi
    1⤵
    • Blocklisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:2992
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2760
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 99B24981F3FC9F5FF48151001C522090
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1488
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSIF0D6.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_259453281 1 AlphaControlAgentInstallation!AlphaControlAgentInstallation.CustomActions.GenerateAgentId
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2540
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSIF3B5.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_259453920 5 AlphaControlAgentInstallation!AlphaControlAgentInstallation.CustomActions.ReportMsiStart
        3⤵
        • Blocklisted process makes network request
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2448
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSI6A9.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_259458741 10 AlphaControlAgentInstallation!AlphaControlAgentInstallation.CustomActions.ShouldContinueInstallation
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2416
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSI223B.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_259465792 32 AlphaControlAgentInstallation!AlphaControlAgentInstallation.CustomActions.ReportMsiFailure
        3⤵
        • Blocklisted process makes network request
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2080
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding A4DB17AD81DF9A91A72A38293CF1C0D9 M Global\MSI0000
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2280
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\NET.exe
        "NET" STOP AteraAgent
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1368
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 STOP AteraAgent
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2568
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\TaskKill.exe
        "TaskKill.exe" /f /im AteraAgent.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        PID:2720
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\AteraAgent.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\AteraAgent.exe" /i /IntegratorLogin="[email protected]"+" /CompanyId="1" /IntegratorLoginUI="" /CompanyIdUI="" /FolderId="" /AccountId="" /AgentId="31537d4a-8868-436c-a1b9-e2c879ec80ab"
      2⤵
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:1964
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2452
  • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
    DrvInst.exe "1" "200" "STORAGE\VolumeSnapshot\HarddiskVolumeSnapshot19" "" "" "61530dda3" "0000000000000000" "0000000000000568" "00000000000003F8"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3008

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\AteraAgent.InstallLog

    Filesize

    753B

    MD5

    8298451e4dee214334dd2e22b8996bdc

    SHA1

    bc429029cc6b42c59c417773ea5df8ae54dbb971

    SHA256

    6fbf5845a6738e2dc2aa67dd5f78da2c8f8cb41d866bbba10e5336787c731b25

    SHA512

    cda4ffd7d6c6dff90521c6a67a3dba27bf172cc87cee2986ae46dccd02f771d7e784dcad8aea0ad10decf46a1c8ae1041c184206ec2796e54756e49b9217d7ba

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\AteraAgent.exe

    Filesize

    142KB

    MD5

    477293f80461713d51a98a24023d45e8

    SHA1

    e9aa4e6c514ee951665a7cd6f0b4a4c49146241d

    SHA256

    a96a0ba7998a6956c8073b6eff9306398cc03fb9866e4cabf0810a69bb2a43b2

    SHA512

    23f3bd44a5fb66be7fea3f7d6440742b657e4050b565c1f8f4684722502d46b68c9e54dcc2486e7de441482fcc6aa4ad54e94b1d73992eb5d070e2a17f35de2f

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\AteraAgent.exe.config

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    b3bb71f9bb4de4236c26578a8fae2dcd

    SHA1

    1ad6a034ccfdce5e3a3ced93068aa216bd0c6e0e

    SHA256

    e505b08308622ad12d98e1c7a07e5dc619a2a00bcd4a5cbe04fe8b078bcf94a2

    SHA512

    fb6a46708d048a8f964839a514315b9c76659c8e1ab2cd8c5c5d8f312aa4fb628ab3ce5d23a793c41c13a2aa6a95106a47964dad72a5ecb8d035106fc5b7ba71

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\Pubnub.dll

    Filesize

    588KB

    MD5

    17d74c03b6bcbcd88b46fcc58fc79a0d

    SHA1

    bc0316e11c119806907c058d62513eb8ce32288c

    SHA256

    13774cc16c1254752ea801538bfb9a9d1328f8b4dd3ff41760ac492a245fbb15

    SHA512

    f1457a8596a4d4f9b98a7dcb79f79885fa28bd7fc09a606ad3cd6f37d732ec7e334a64458e51e65d839ddfcdf20b8b5676267aa8ced0080e8cf81a1b2291f030

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

    Filesize

    471B

    MD5

    b6102b47f3d2450f02c1167e5b337e9b

    SHA1

    91a6e5d7b3540556c971bcd6cdf52abd2cffcbfe

    SHA256

    e0c2d57c8661d444666ae009725ee84cd33a29ac48738277ea37bfd56b3cf8c4

    SHA512

    62bb67b325b56c41544956928ef0991262df019a470fc5792ba5abb7096e419f7ea3c8326560ffbe2b50ed0612fbc968fdf7564793a4d550b2465b799cbfcedf

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_DEB07B5578A606ED6489DDA2E357A944

    Filesize

    727B

    MD5

    a433d0bd40ae75fbd372efe3fd3e2bc6

    SHA1

    137005873f5a1d269a7047adbcd08f5d204a323b

    SHA256

    83599ee2c90c3ef5da0f1d87bb6155bdcd2e70b97ad2163e4247f74f0925e1ec

    SHA512

    dca032c59d56db32821d19d913cb7519fbc0545bdc5b19cc6ca9eebf2faa8dca9739d4190b269c34438bca85879a271108f0641c2b653df37f08bfb9224150cb

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

    Filesize

    727B

    MD5

    1dc1121e24814ab2e9102c631f6368e5

    SHA1

    55f7935319102e893d0df7ba28c35343456300ee

    SHA256

    8ed09687565336351ef88085dcf6cfc841af12a63433ecc12c2f13a9557c3c59

    SHA512

    132158f8f2bdf5d66cd4f3fed37405027d4233c79a365027e5d8d0ea20c5d23805bd298358df371b625486282867ba93a3ff5945dddf3ae8d91dd2630e477df4

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

    Filesize

    400B

    MD5

    610c5e7f849a3302826e8a64482760e3

    SHA1

    39d64c22a779d301135d51a4e06639b5753ee4e2

    SHA256

    aa4233d7b849abb49e9f6991e3eaf0670d5a6b74c4acacd36d82b64be1736d66

    SHA512

    9baa0200e4e4921fd6b0fcd050e554cb3a98e25953188574606a9f4225e2f51f5b9f36805866e2c167dc77b2d5a26c10555797dc606a33429392e3e21780dda6

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_DEB07B5578A606ED6489DDA2E357A944

    Filesize

    404B

    MD5

    d9503e72cd07cd77c2680f943559d767

    SHA1

    fb707da7ae09537d6e701e56e409217ad1084409

    SHA256

    a2fbea8c2b01c9ba32c288266f4e96da1251fce31c0f8527b655252878413498

    SHA512

    502b181178136dc1a5177927bbd5a55d282b68774a438f6a0a0c3a8a38f813e0dc7dbe2892c978ab6f6ba9e59230cd3991554ee7f1d176c37885d47b3a643454

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    c4a34bd2c5446c3d0972c1715ca132b3

    SHA1

    3706fcc9e3cc0a6ce920e7bcbec2cacfe44d93ed

    SHA256

    3f3867542f3b4bca6a13c9e5185f1a4f07f9abd2778449ade8d93e5a5d6de738

    SHA512

    86cfadab0b16acc3d7df95ec8e68f40794ad0f22c4aac70fd873390ac344cd57284983e47f4e3ade01d3f09bbb1e630a620dd7e7a15d6aae43760348a0bae09b

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    bfac667fcac491ca2716f7a8f4b66ec1

    SHA1

    70222922e4a76a9d819da42de3a43647d17ff44f

    SHA256

    b72d70f86d20d887727fc38eea09d8f07aba4f7190b5238d1c717165db33afb1

    SHA512

    3cb03fbcd741532a48e0032368c5a7e1457ff9eec5d9322e7a67f9c26be7af9bf02b36d84eac97ddd6ab02d2736a6deb885b678d492fc5b1158bd3234fbb871f

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

    Filesize

    412B

    MD5

    6b561e2f9dd5054cfee23762c45fc4a0

    SHA1

    60d34ddbe58af49ecf83b7c38ae319f54ed43b36

    SHA256

    5358dd773297b06a621f247203329f704584d44fbfef8234e9daa4985fa5d68a

    SHA512

    555c304c1d555c8819aac08cdf70938a964200db5df5979b26e32ec590b9bf8a396b1d55895d4d6aa8df1ed0edf9b17f17ade709d750708d15e06eff2efb1370

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CabC277.tmp

    Filesize

    70KB

    MD5

    49aebf8cbd62d92ac215b2923fb1b9f5

    SHA1

    1723be06719828dda65ad804298d0431f6aff976

    SHA256

    b33efcb95235b98b48508e019afa4b7655e80cf071defabd8b2123fc8b29307f

    SHA512

    bf86116b015fb56709516d686e168e7c9c68365136231cc51d0b6542ae95323a71d2c7acec84aad7dcecc2e410843f6d82a0a6d51b9acfc721a9c84fdd877b5b

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TarC43E.tmp

    Filesize

    181KB

    MD5

    4ea6026cf93ec6338144661bf1202cd1

    SHA1

    a1dec9044f750ad887935a01430bf49322fbdcb7

    SHA256

    8efbc21559ef8b1bcf526800d8070baad42474ce7198e26fa771dbb41a76b1d8

    SHA512

    6c7e0980e39aacf4c3689802353f464a08cd17753bd210ee997e5f2a455deb4f287a9ef74d84579dbde49bc96213cd2b8b247723919c412ea980aa6e6bfe218b

  • C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8BE.tmp

    Filesize

    211KB

    MD5

    a3ae5d86ecf38db9427359ea37a5f646

    SHA1

    eb4cb5ff520717038adadcc5e1ef8f7c24b27a90

    SHA256

    c8d190d5be1efd2d52f72a72ae9dfa3940ab3faceb626405959349654fe18b74

    SHA512

    96ecb3bc00848eeb2836e289ef7b7b2607d30790ffd1ae0e0acfc2e14f26a991c6e728b8dc67280426e478c70231f9e13f514e52c8ce7d956c1fad0e322d98e0

  • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIF0D6.tmp

    Filesize

    509KB

    MD5

    88d29734f37bdcffd202eafcdd082f9d

    SHA1

    823b40d05a1cab06b857ed87451bf683fdd56a5e

    SHA256

    87c97269e2b68898be87b884cd6a21880e6f15336b1194713e12a2db45f1dccf

    SHA512

    1343ed80dccf0fa4e7ae837b68926619d734bc52785b586a4f4102d205497d2715f951d9acacc8c3e5434a94837820493173040dc90fb7339a34b6f3ef0288d0

  • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIF3B5.tmp-\CustomAction.config

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    bc17e956cde8dd5425f2b2a68ed919f8

    SHA1

    5e3736331e9e2f6bf851e3355f31006ccd8caa99

    SHA256

    e4ff538599c2d8e898d7f90ccf74081192d5afa8040e6b6c180f3aa0f46ad2c5

    SHA512

    02090daf1d5226b33edaae80263431a7a5b35a2ece97f74f494cc138002211e71498d42c260395ed40aee8e4a40474b395690b8b24e4aee19f0231da7377a940

  • C:\Windows\Installer\f76effa.msi

    Filesize

    2.9MB

    MD5

    ed95be3a5aa65446628766820729a724

    SHA1

    6b2b0907d0f7da25f219a64f6f95b0c003c5ecb8

    SHA256

    c965e8495fe0a4a74007993407f2ba47d44fd88d8a1b8f0caf735ecb0d795e38

    SHA512

    427767c72a2e708b4a4226796ebf4c04367fe4b182b9b17cb7ff33ec9dcd3b2148a9ad1c374884d05a0bfc388a316f4d82cc64677ad457f28a727eea6daf7ffc

  • \Windows\Installer\MSIF0D6.tmp-\AlphaControlAgentInstallation.dll

    Filesize

    25KB

    MD5

    aa1b9c5c685173fad2dabebeb3171f01

    SHA1

    ed756b1760e563ce888276ff248c734b7dd851fb

    SHA256

    e44a6582cd3f84f4255d3c230e0a2c284e0cffa0ca5e62e4d749e089555494c7

    SHA512

    d3bfb4bd7e7fdb7159fbfc14056067c813ce52cdd91e885bdaac36820b5385fb70077bf58ec434d31a5a48245eb62b6794794618c73fe7953f79a4fc26592334

  • \Windows\Installer\MSIF0D6.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

    Filesize

    179KB

    MD5

    1a5caea6734fdd07caa514c3f3fb75da

    SHA1

    f070ac0d91bd337d7952abd1ddf19a737b94510c

    SHA256

    cf06d4ed4a8baf88c82d6c9ae0efc81c469de6da8788ab35f373b350a4b4cdca

    SHA512

    a22dd3b7cf1c2edcf5b540f3daa482268d8038d468b8f00ca623d1c254affbbc1446e5bd42adc3d8e274be3ba776b0034e179faccd9ac8612ccd75186d1e3bf1

  • \Windows\Installer\MSIF3B5.tmp-\Newtonsoft.Json.dll

    Filesize

    695KB

    MD5

    715a1fbee4665e99e859eda667fe8034

    SHA1

    e13c6e4210043c4976dcdc447ea2b32854f70cc6

    SHA256

    c5c83bbc1741be6ff4c490c0aee34c162945423ec577c646538b2d21ce13199e

    SHA512

    bf9744ccb20f8205b2de39dbe79d34497b4d5c19b353d0f95e87ea7ef7fa1784aea87e10efcef11e4c90451eaa47a379204eb0533aa3018e378dd3511ce0e8ad

  • memory/1964-233-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000288000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    160KB

  • memory/1964-245-0x0000000001FE0000-0x0000000002078000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    608KB

  • memory/2448-109-0x0000000002460000-0x0000000002512000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    712KB

  • memory/2448-105-0x0000000000840000-0x000000000084C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2448-101-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000003BE000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/2540-76-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000000A8C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2540-72-0x0000000000540000-0x000000000056E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB