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DITEKSHEN_INDICATOR_RMM_Atera

Detects Atera. Review RMM Inventory

Suspicious / huntingditekSHen detectionBSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
Author
ditekSHen
Date
2023-08-22
Modified
2024-10-04
Score / Quality
75 / 75

What this rule detects

Detects Atera. Review RMM Inventory

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 9 patterns (8 text, 0 hex, 1 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

Download .yar
indicator-rmm-atera.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule DITEKSHEN_INDICATOR_RMM_Atera : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects Atera. Review RMM Inventory"
		author = "ditekSHen"
		id = "9801f5c9-bc1e-5502-8bca-ee1f5ca0f497"
		date = "2023-08-22"
		modified = "2024-10-04"
		reference = "https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/JCDC_RMM_Cyber_Defense_Plan_TLP_CLEAR_508c_1.pdf"
		source_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/yara/indicator_rmm.yar#L345-L366"
		license_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/LICENSE.txt"
		logic_hash = "dbc37a941b38d36ea9bc31880c3cba6cd2b88b534583e86741f7686fcb410235"
		score = 75
		quality = 75
		tags = "FILE"
		clamav1 = "INDICATOR.Win.RMM.Atera"

	strings:
		$s1 = "SOFTWARE\\ATERA Networks\\AlphaAgent" wide
		$s2 = "Monitoring & Management Agent by ATERA" ascii wide
		$s3 = "agent-api-{0}.atera.com" wide
		$s4 = "agent-api.atera.com" wide
		$s5 = "acontrol.atera.com" wide
		$s6 = /Agent\/(PingReply|GetCommandsFallback|GetCommands|GetTime|GetEnvironmentStatus|GetRecurringPackages|AgentStarting|AcknowledgeCommands)/ wide
		$s7 = "\\AlphaControlAgent\\obj\\Release\\AteraAgent.pdb" ascii
		$s8 = "AteraWebAddress" ascii
		$s9 = "AlphaControlAgent.CloudLogsManager+<>" ascii

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and 4 of them
}

Strings (9 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"SOFTWARE\\ATERA Networks\\AlphaAgent"wide
$s2text"Monitoring & Management Agent by ATERA"ascii wide
$s3text"agent-api-{0}.atera.com"wide
$s4text"agent-api.atera.com"wide
$s5text"acontrol.atera.com"wide
$s6regex/Agent\/(PingReply|GetCommandsFallback|GetCommands|GetTime|GetEnvironmentStatus|GetRecurringPackages|AgentStarting|AcknowledgeCommands)/wide
$s7text"\\AlphaControlAgent\\obj\\Release\\AteraAgent.pdb"ascii
$s8text"AteraWebAddress"ascii
$s9text"AlphaControlAgent.CloudLogsManager+<>"ascii

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and 4 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • At least 4 patterns in the rule must match.

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References

Licence & attribution

Author: ditekSHen

Source repository: ditekSHen detection @ e76c93dcde

Licence: BSD 2-Clause License (repository licence)

Copyright notice: Copyright 2021 by ditekSHen (https://github.com/ditekshen/detection).

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: 9801f5c9-bc1e-5502-8bca-ee1f5ca0f497

Metadata

clamav1INDICATOR.Win.RMM.Atera

Tags:FILE

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