Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250129-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    06/02/2025, 06:37

General

  • Target
    60a7462362c166a19f7b21254568c90c3d4ef5d27b624f68254180c0d4e01e3b.msi
  • Size 2.9MB
  • Sample250206-hdlfqawkfz
  • SHA256 60a7462362c166a19f7b21254568c90c3d4ef5d27b624f68254180c0d4e01e3b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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 14 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 35 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Loads dropped DLL 31 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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 64 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 22 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 37 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\60a7462362c166a19f7b21254568c90c3d4ef5d27b624f68254180c0d4e01e3b.msi
    1⤵
    • Blocklisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:1108
  • 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:2964
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:5116
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding FD1E8FB36EB6944798F6876BCFFEB33E
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2352
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
          rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE0CB.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240640453 2 AlphaControlAgentInstallation!AlphaControlAgentInstallation.CustomActions.GenerateAgentId
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4284
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
          rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE3C9.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240641000 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:1140
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
          rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE86E.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240642156 10 AlphaControlAgentInstallation!AlphaControlAgentInstallation.CustomActions.ShouldContinueInstallation
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4600
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
          rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSIF3FC.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240645140 32 AlphaControlAgentInstallation!AlphaControlAgentInstallation.CustomActions.ReportMsiEnd
          3⤵
          • Blocklisted process makes network request
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:540
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 84E3C3B200E68616C1AF840525ED275F E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1532
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NET.exe
          "NET" STOP AteraAgent
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1336
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 STOP AteraAgent
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:4932
        • 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:4328
      • 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="001Q300000Q8oX4IAJ" /AgentId="fda1e950-a1ce-4716-aad4-ae23cc334224"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:2548
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2980
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\AteraAgent.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\AteraAgent.exe"
      1⤵
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Modifies system certificate store
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3860
      • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" failure AteraAgent reset= 600 actions= restart/25000
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4056
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\Packages\AgentPackageAgentInformation\AgentPackageAgentInformation.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\Packages\AgentPackageAgentInformation\AgentPackageAgentInformation.exe" fda1e950-a1ce-4716-aad4-ae23cc334224 "42dbeda0-7c91-4a3c-a09f-4f993e00531a" agent-api.atera.com/Production 443 or8ixLi90Mf "minimalIdentification" 001Q300000Q8oX4IAJ
        2⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:2240
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\Packages\AgentPackageAgentInformation\AgentPackageAgentInformation.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\Packages\AgentPackageAgentInformation\AgentPackageAgentInformation.exe" fda1e950-a1ce-4716-aad4-ae23cc334224 "705dfdb9-2633-4fde-9bbb-25aa34178bfc" agent-api.atera.com/Production 443 or8ixLi90Mf "minimalIdentification" 001Q300000Q8oX4IAJ
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:628

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          e57e02f.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e57e02f.rbs
          • Size 8KB
          • SHA256 82200a6c55649910fa0c984b67483ad6544dd5690acea96063fbd2d66b044526
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AteraAgent.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\AteraAgent.exe
          • Size 142KB
          • SHA256 a96a0ba7998a6956c8073b6eff9306398cc03fb9866e4cabf0810a69bb2a43b2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AteraAgent.exe.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\AteraAgent.exe.config
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 e505b08308622ad12d98e1c7a07e5dc619a2a00bcd4a5cbe04fe8b078bcf94a2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
          • Size 210KB
          • SHA256 2b5b7a2afbc88a4f674e1d7836119b57e65fae6863f4be6832c38e08341f2d68
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          Newtonsoft.Json.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
          • Size 693KB
          • SHA256 2a7a84768cc09a15362878b270371daad9872caacbbeebe7f30c4a7ed6c03ca7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AgentPackageAgentInformation.INI

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\Packages\AgentPackageAgentInformation\AgentPackageAgentInformation.INI
          • Size 12B
          • SHA256 d88faf6d47342587ea5fbcaf2ef88fb403f7fcdc08fcab67d4f4f381c237a61e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          AgentPackageAgentInformation.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\Packages\AgentPackageAgentInformation\AgentPackageAgentInformation.exe
          • Size 247KB
          • SHA256 79c5afd94d0ffa3519a90e691a6d47f9c2eec93277f7d369aa34e64b171fc920
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AgentPackageAgentInformation.exe.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\Packages\AgentPackageAgentInformation\AgentPackageAgentInformation.exe.config
          • Size 546B
          • SHA256 5e38ef232f42f9b0474f8ce937a478200f7a8926b90e45cb375ffda339ec3c21
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          Atera.AgentPackage.Common.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\Packages\AgentPackageAgentInformation\Atera.AgentPackage.Common.dll
          • Size 94KB
          • SHA256 580415595e5936d5f3945e9eeee63f6f4dbacd327aa46e2b7625b638715c27f5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          Newtonsoft.Json.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\Packages\AgentPackageAgentInformation\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
          • Size 688KB
          • SHA256 9615fe5fe63c48b13ffd8c9bc76170a9ed1cfea6a3d0901e857a1c6c6edaea76
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          Pubnub.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ATERA Networks\AteraAgent\Pubnub.dll
          • Size 588KB
          • SHA256 13774cc16c1254752ea801538bfb9a9d1328f8b4dd3ff41760ac492a245fbb15
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 471B
          • SHA256 8a88a212d22972acc04946b858caf429cc831f360c3b45aaae117f1c74dba0b9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_DEB07B5578A606ED6489DDA2E357A944

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_DEB07B5578A606ED6489DDA2E357A944
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 d7fada07eafa9edb62d32ddc1640b91aedf30379ea12b6decbc79ec8a8d8b091
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 a408db5ff538028a1b568e63eb765712b190753095958f7ce2e0e0376ee3044c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 400B
          • SHA256 c7365d3e3fc5b94a0970c338cdf453c5b4ad2dd553a189b6467e8577dbc0fbfe
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_DEB07B5578A606ED6489DDA2E357A944

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_DEB07B5578A606ED6489DDA2E357A944
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 82bc1526ef89a97983e49785a8bfa0059c9a2bc5af67211f21618951cfe6a9fc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 412B
          • SHA256 df8d9b44fd7b49ffe1e7f8eb09cba9eb36e8e5b4404ae4443a7d4900a13e4965
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          rundll32.exe.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\rundll32.exe.log
          • Size 651B
          • SHA256 549953bd4fc8acc868a9374ec684ebd9e7b23939adf551016f3433b642697b74
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          MSIE0CB.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE0CB.tmp
          • Size 509KB
          • SHA256 87c97269e2b68898be87b884cd6a21880e6f15336b1194713e12a2db45f1dccf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AlphaControlAgentInstallation.dll

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE0CB.tmp-\AlphaControlAgentInstallation.dll
          • Size 25KB
          • SHA256 e44a6582cd3f84f4255d3c230e0a2c284e0cffa0ca5e62e4d749e089555494c7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE0CB.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 179KB
          • SHA256 cf06d4ed4a8baf88c82d6c9ae0efc81c469de6da8788ab35f373b350a4b4cdca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          CustomAction.config

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE3C9.tmp-\CustomAction.config
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 e4ff538599c2d8e898d7f90ccf74081192d5afa8040e6b6c180f3aa0f46ad2c5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          Newtonsoft.Json.dll

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE3C9.tmp-\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
          • Size 695KB
          • SHA256 c5c83bbc1741be6ff4c490c0aee34c162945423ec577c646538b2d21ce13199e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          MSIEA16.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIEA16.tmp
          • Size 211KB
          • SHA256 c8d190d5be1efd2d52f72a72ae9dfa3940ab3faceb626405959349654fe18b74
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          e57e02e.msi

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e57e02e.msi
          • Size 2.9MB
          • SHA256 60a7462362c166a19f7b21254568c90c3d4ef5d27b624f68254180c0d4e01e3b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          AgentPackageAgentInformation.exe.log

          • Path C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\AgentPackageAgentInformation.exe.log
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 b2d273fa926ebf6946e69e8808ad332db42bc65f449748082e088aa732e408ca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 24.1MB
          • SHA256 f71b022cde6c6988339d5f7dc51a54fd4278fbb3a3a51c32281a5c23e03fdace
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          {3d60c480-cdc5-4548-a255-31348d13e93c}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{3ed0cdd0-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{3d60c480-cdc5-4548-a255-31348d13e93c}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 4181e26ca281937573a1f12c309d58795cf6be3dcee5d2853ba1d61bae2143c1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/1140-80-0x0000000004D50000-0x00000000050A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/1140-79-0x0000000004BE0000-0x0000000004C02000-memory.dmp

          memory/1140-76-0x0000000004C60000-0x0000000004D12000-memory.dmp

          memory/2240-235-0x0000027135590000-0x0000027135640000-memory.dmp

          memory/2240-237-0x0000027134F60000-0x0000027134F7C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2240-232-0x0000027134A80000-0x0000027134AC2000-memory.dmp

          memory/2548-154-0x00007FF8BA1F0000-0x00007FF8BA229000-memory.dmp

          memory/3860-205-0x000001BA2A660000-0x000001BA2A698000-memory.dmp

          memory/3860-149-0x000001BA10CF0000-0x000001BA10D18000-memory.dmp

          memory/3860-151-0x000001BA29DF0000-0x000001BA29E88000-memory.dmp

          memory/3860-156-0x000001BA2A110000-0x000001BA2A1C2000-memory.dmp

          memory/3860-165-0x000001BA2A090000-0x000001BA2A0B2000-memory.dmp

          memory/4284-43-0x00000000026B0000-0x00000000026BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4284-39-0x0000000002670000-0x000000000269E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4600-110-0x00000000048A0000-0x0000000004906000-memory.dmp