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Database Entry



AveMariaRAT


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4ecc19690cb79fbe1220b11ed2f779ed8f0fad8df07462eaf12d0a413d2e2e6e
SHA3-384 hash: aafb1b494a499dac4badabd90672bc09a27a52e4c84930dc12689aff856f008fa4bef0a99cd0a3676fb0b86734ea3e00
SHA1 hash: b7c7756d527b12d052ad308e1281f357ff082675
MD5 hash: 7328f19cd4a19a7f670199bb1705c775
humanhash: item-connecticut-paris-shade
File name:4ecc19690cb79fbe1220b11ed2f779ed8f0fad8df07462eaf12d0a413d2e2e6e
Download: download sample
Signature AveMariaRAT
File size:1'930'977 bytes
First seen:2020-11-10 11:13:53 UTC
Last seen:2024-07-24 14:08:24 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 7be4c98eebb39d282cdffc1cea8fb470 (661 x AveMariaRAT, 29 x Riskware.Generic)
ssdeep 12288:TYoDP8Y6uSvQM6APgkVgGlg6qfArOPqN7sXkaLDGe0turA7W2FeDSIGVH/KIDgDV:DPhn7uaq4ArOP33+QDbGV6eH81k6
Threatray 19 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH B4958EE4BA620433E5136AB4950ED730E95D7E3F1B40A15E27FA6D0D9EAB3C2614E307
Reporter seifreed
Tags:AveMariaRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
56
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file
Launching a process
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
AveMaria
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Contains functionality to hide user accounts
Creates an undocumented autostart registry key
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory)
Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header)
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Drops PE files with benign system names
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
Installs a global keyboard hook
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is not signed and drops a device driver
Sample uses process hollowing technique
Searches for specific processes (likely to inject)
Sigma detected: Suspicious Svchost Process
Sigma detected: System File Execution Location Anomaly
Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders)
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AveMaria stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 314151 Sample: kn9mWR11oE Startdate: 11/11/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 149 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->149 151 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->151 153 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->153 155 6 other signatures 2->155 12 kn9mWR11oE.exe 1 51 2->12         started        15 StikyNot.exe 46 2->15         started        17 SyncHost.exe 2->17         started        19 7 other processes 2->19 process3 dnsIp4 185 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 12->185 187 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 12->187 189 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 12->189 205 3 other signatures 12->205 22 kn9mWR11oE.exe 1 3 12->22         started        26 diskperf.exe 5 12->26         started        191 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 15->191 193 Writes to foreign memory regions 15->193 195 Allocates memory in foreign processes 15->195 28 StikyNot.exe 15->28         started        30 diskperf.exe 15->30         started        197 Antivirus detection for dropped file 17->197 199 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 17->199 201 Sample uses process hollowing technique 17->201 107 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 19->107 109 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 19->109 203 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 19->203 signatures5 process6 file7 91 C:\Windows\System\explorer.exe, PE32 22->91 dropped 175 Installs a global keyboard hook 22->175 32 explorer.exe 47 22->32         started        93 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\StikyNot.exe, PE32 26->93 dropped 95 C:\Users\user\...\Disk.sys:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 26->95 dropped 97 C:\Users\...\SyncHost.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 26->97 dropped 99 C:\Users\...\StikyNot.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 26->99 dropped 36 StikyNot.exe 46 26->36         started        177 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 28->177 38 explorer.exe 28->38         started        signatures8 process9 file10 87 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Disk.sys, PE32 32->87 dropped 89 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\SyncHost.exe, PE32 32->89 dropped 131 Antivirus detection for dropped file 32->131 133 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 32->133 135 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 32->135 147 5 other signatures 32->147 40 explorer.exe 3 17 32->40         started        45 diskperf.exe 32->45         started        137 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 36->137 139 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 36->139 141 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 36->141 47 StikyNot.exe 36->47         started        49 diskperf.exe 36->49         started        143 Sample uses process hollowing technique 38->143 145 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 38->145 signatures11 process12 dnsIp13 111 vccmd03.googlecode.com 40->111 113 vccmd02.googlecode.com 40->113 115 4 other IPs or domains 40->115 101 C:\Windows\System\spoolsv.exe, PE32 40->101 dropped 103 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\mrsys.exe, PE32 40->103 dropped 179 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 40->179 181 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 40->181 183 Installs a global keyboard hook 40->183 51 spoolsv.exe 46 40->51         started        54 spoolsv.exe 46 40->54         started        56 spoolsv.exe 46 40->56         started        58 2 other processes 40->58 file14 signatures15 process16 signatures17 157 Antivirus detection for dropped file 51->157 159 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 51->159 161 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 51->161 173 3 other signatures 51->173 60 spoolsv.exe 51->60         started        64 diskperf.exe 51->64         started        163 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 54->163 165 Writes to foreign memory regions 54->165 167 Allocates memory in foreign processes 54->167 66 spoolsv.exe 54->66         started        68 diskperf.exe 54->68         started        169 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 56->169 70 spoolsv.exe 56->70         started        72 diskperf.exe 56->72         started        171 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 58->171 74 spoolsv.exe 58->74         started        76 spoolsv.exe 58->76         started        78 diskperf.exe 58->78         started        process18 file19 105 C:\Windows\System\svchost.exe, PE32 60->105 dropped 207 Installs a global keyboard hook 60->207 80 svchost.exe 60->80         started        209 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 66->209 83 svchost.exe 66->83         started        signatures20 process21 signatures22 117 Antivirus detection for dropped file 80->117 119 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 80->119 121 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 80->121 123 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 80->123 85 svchost.exe 80->85         started        125 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 83->125 127 Sample uses process hollowing technique 83->127 129 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 83->129 process23
Threat name:
Win32.Spyware.AveMaria
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-11-10 11:16:11 UTC
AV detection:
37 of 48 (77.08%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
warzonerat
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:warzonerat evasion infostealer persistence rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies Installed Components in the registry
Warzone RAT Payload
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer
WarzoneRat, AveMaria
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
4ecc19690cb79fbe1220b11ed2f779ed8f0fad8df07462eaf12d0a413d2e2e6e
MD5 hash:
7328f19cd4a19a7f670199bb1705c775
SHA1 hash:
b7c7756d527b12d052ad308e1281f357ff082675
Detections:
win_ave_maria_g0
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ave_maria_warzone_rat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:Chrome_stealer_bin_mem
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Chrome in files like avemaria
Rule name:Codoso_Gh0st_1
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Codoso APT Gh0st Malware
Reference:https://www.proofpoint.com/us/exploring-bergard-old-malware-new-tricks
Rule name:Email_stealer_bin_mem
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Email in files like avemaria
Rule name:RDPWrap
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies RDP Wrapper, sometimes used by attackers to maintain persistence.
Reference:https://github.com/stascorp/rdpwrap
Rule name:suspicious_packer_section
Author:@j0sm1
Description:The packer/protector section names/keywords
Reference:http://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2012/10/14/random-stats-from-1-2m-samples-pe-section-names/
Rule name:UAC_bypass_bin_mem
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:UAC bypass in files like avemaria

File information


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