Analysis

  • max time kernel
    96s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-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 4 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 35 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 31 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 49 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 31 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:1788
  • 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:4984
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:1268
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 2C388F978CD05062A3AA6EF9474B3B64
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1908
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
          rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDA52.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240638781 2 AlphaControlAgentInstallation!AlphaControlAgentInstallation.CustomActions.GenerateAgentId
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2560
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
          rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDD03.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240639265 6 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:404
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
          rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE1E6.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240640515 11 AlphaControlAgentInstallation!AlphaControlAgentInstallation.CustomActions.ShouldContinueInstallation
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2220
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
          rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSIEB51.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240642953 33 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:4684
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 917FFB6A0C718D1467B29DB6B6EB0D3A E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:956
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NET.exe
          "NET" STOP AteraAgent
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4360
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 STOP AteraAgent
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:4344
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TaskKill.exe
          "TaskKill.exe" /f /im AteraAgent.exe
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3132
      • 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="02757eba-02db-41dd-8382-1ffbb9d164c5"
        2⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:2492
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5068

    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

      022d54fbc899fd5556e422a2e6c08198

      SHA1

      59e90f7c00b7c0cbfe2fc31c24e8401e719dab79

      SHA256

      3f0d810361e88edb1894254491b8e83a913d889992a5e5fefbfc747ff414bc5b

      SHA512

      c62836981dba7d6e6f78a43e38711274f90002922900dd65c870137f620941672fd889197cba5334311e3fdf6e937427574de96a199223448114655a1c494117

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

      Filesize

      404B

      MD5

      007cab15c09fc9591835dc7a1d6a4690

      SHA1

      e31c83058e8a3b803d167c1cbf28095b47f49c2b

      SHA256

      791af2de97cb7834c337226644f9baef9a68ed00f038ede242a19c577551d98a

      SHA512

      5112541cb6cdc8566942b254e630d7bbda4ef4a6106b911ad35a1d3965ec1bb5c91c828de4368196c2517d2a892fddd0cef44221791014e6ee81ed6b9bdb1103

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

      Filesize

      412B

      MD5

      37ce5bbd344c48703ddcad1b752c202e

      SHA1

      c99292202e1a48226e7b5027b9385f06d5216229

      SHA256

      3f8613dcce1300e70c83669a9fae21a3657b748368133982538caacfa4d08f9a

      SHA512

      c4505f72eb5e3cf6dce0572339347660a486bf31f6b0512aa449dda782566425c8ae07488824698a486a9a9c28577466cc1ec8c47bf3fcd993896e06e5e6d622

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\rundll32.exe.log

      Filesize

      651B

      MD5

      9bbfe11735bac43a2ed1be18d0655fe2

      SHA1

      61141928bb248fd6e9cd5084a9db05a9b980fb3a

      SHA256

      549953bd4fc8acc868a9374ec684ebd9e7b23939adf551016f3433b642697b74

      SHA512

      a78c52b2ddc057dabf260eeb744b9f55eab3374ad96e1938a291d2b17f204a0d6e1aa02802de75f0b2cd6d156540d2ddee15e889b89d5e619207054df4c1d483

    • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDA52.tmp

      Filesize

      509KB

      MD5

      88d29734f37bdcffd202eafcdd082f9d

      SHA1

      823b40d05a1cab06b857ed87451bf683fdd56a5e

      SHA256

      87c97269e2b68898be87b884cd6a21880e6f15336b1194713e12a2db45f1dccf

      SHA512

      1343ed80dccf0fa4e7ae837b68926619d734bc52785b586a4f4102d205497d2715f951d9acacc8c3e5434a94837820493173040dc90fb7339a34b6f3ef0288d0

    • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDA52.tmp-\AlphaControlAgentInstallation.dll

      Filesize

      25KB

      MD5

      aa1b9c5c685173fad2dabebeb3171f01

      SHA1

      ed756b1760e563ce888276ff248c734b7dd851fb

      SHA256

      e44a6582cd3f84f4255d3c230e0a2c284e0cffa0ca5e62e4d749e089555494c7

      SHA512

      d3bfb4bd7e7fdb7159fbfc14056067c813ce52cdd91e885bdaac36820b5385fb70077bf58ec434d31a5a48245eb62b6794794618c73fe7953f79a4fc26592334

    • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDA52.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

      Filesize

      179KB

      MD5

      1a5caea6734fdd07caa514c3f3fb75da

      SHA1

      f070ac0d91bd337d7952abd1ddf19a737b94510c

      SHA256

      cf06d4ed4a8baf88c82d6c9ae0efc81c469de6da8788ab35f373b350a4b4cdca

      SHA512

      a22dd3b7cf1c2edcf5b540f3daa482268d8038d468b8f00ca623d1c254affbbc1446e5bd42adc3d8e274be3ba776b0034e179faccd9ac8612ccd75186d1e3bf1

    • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDD03.tmp-\CustomAction.config

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      bc17e956cde8dd5425f2b2a68ed919f8

      SHA1

      5e3736331e9e2f6bf851e3355f31006ccd8caa99

      SHA256

      e4ff538599c2d8e898d7f90ccf74081192d5afa8040e6b6c180f3aa0f46ad2c5

      SHA512

      02090daf1d5226b33edaae80263431a7a5b35a2ece97f74f494cc138002211e71498d42c260395ed40aee8e4a40474b395690b8b24e4aee19f0231da7377a940

    • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDD03.tmp-\Newtonsoft.Json.dll

      Filesize

      695KB

      MD5

      715a1fbee4665e99e859eda667fe8034

      SHA1

      e13c6e4210043c4976dcdc447ea2b32854f70cc6

      SHA256

      c5c83bbc1741be6ff4c490c0aee34c162945423ec577c646538b2d21ce13199e

      SHA512

      bf9744ccb20f8205b2de39dbe79d34497b4d5c19b353d0f95e87ea7ef7fa1784aea87e10efcef11e4c90451eaa47a379204eb0533aa3018e378dd3511ce0e8ad

    • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE39D.tmp

      Filesize

      211KB

      MD5

      a3ae5d86ecf38db9427359ea37a5f646

      SHA1

      eb4cb5ff520717038adadcc5e1ef8f7c24b27a90

      SHA256

      c8d190d5be1efd2d52f72a72ae9dfa3940ab3faceb626405959349654fe18b74

      SHA512

      96ecb3bc00848eeb2836e289ef7b7b2607d30790ffd1ae0e0acfc2e14f26a991c6e728b8dc67280426e478c70231f9e13f514e52c8ce7d956c1fad0e322d98e0

    • C:\Windows\Installer\e57d9e5.msi

      Filesize

      2.9MB

      MD5

      ed95be3a5aa65446628766820729a724

      SHA1

      6b2b0907d0f7da25f219a64f6f95b0c003c5ecb8

      SHA256

      c965e8495fe0a4a74007993407f2ba47d44fd88d8a1b8f0caf735ecb0d795e38

      SHA512

      427767c72a2e708b4a4226796ebf4c04367fe4b182b9b17cb7ff33ec9dcd3b2148a9ad1c374884d05a0bfc388a316f4d82cc64677ad457f28a727eea6daf7ffc

    • \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2

      Filesize

      24.1MB

      MD5

      94ab84a80dae3dd4fe5b45d3a2d8919e

      SHA1

      8caa23a8e175e867f7c2246d49564a5536505011

      SHA256

      3731480e46ce883ba88736e1aa166d156648267cf999a97c0a5a0f9462921cef

      SHA512

      3e76b3390b93725a46c24f017be33e3d289265a66382bc38fe392511f17e0ff6ffe3be8558540ee134c4237541dbc0bbe1c58c95c589d91f785de73d37eff4ba

    • \??\Volume{ff55cfe6-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{d04d82ff-6592-44f5-b415-44b64ef5b78f}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

      Filesize

      6KB

      MD5

      ffb7ebf5d9949d143c41f874759a5158

      SHA1

      6c3e250ce8abaa0e72cff1e1744b0a0583e2c158

      SHA256

      85e8ad9721f2ba42bc238d1b2cde1ce05cdfebd351526ac0ee28051365ee86b7

      SHA512

      c2b69ee34ac33cb7ef6cd5d43d5382a3b7299caf099c41426ca8fdb95a0a114e4e268f4ec53f5c466d33080c5a4cdc86fb1e4de636d7c617122c885538e6a078

    • memory/404-76-0x0000000004AB0000-0x0000000004B62000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      712KB

    • memory/404-80-0x0000000004B70000-0x0000000004EC4000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.3MB

    • memory/404-79-0x0000000002680000-0x00000000026A2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/2220-111-0x0000000002EC0000-0x0000000002F26000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/2492-149-0x0000025B944E0000-0x0000025B94508000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      160KB

    • memory/2492-161-0x0000025B962B0000-0x0000025B96348000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      608KB

    • memory/2492-165-0x0000025B948E0000-0x0000025B948F2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/2492-166-0x0000025B94980000-0x0000025B949BC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      240KB

    • memory/2560-43-0x00000000055D0000-0x00000000055DC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2560-39-0x0000000005590000-0x00000000055BE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      184KB