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AveMariaRAT


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 657179ce54f33ee622d5a513b636246fad6c0e2e8696e5c6aef768bf5e140eed
SHA3-384 hash: b04a8a9e38f8c24e8b84bfc0f8fe67bd1af21dec874a324e36c6cf5fbe3a11eaa0920cf3c7097bf16dfdef60b1f00bd9
SHA1 hash: dfe40c05593a7f51573b6a0d69017196e36440c9
MD5 hash: b5e1640b5c1bcc56454ab063adf4efb3
humanhash: tennis-mike-spring-coffee
File name:657179ce54f33ee622d5a513b636246fad6c0e2e8696e5c6aef768bf5e140eed
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Signature AveMariaRAT
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File size:3'338'853 bytes
First seen:2020-11-13 15:59:15 UTC
Last seen:2024-07-24 15:11:59 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 7be4c98eebb39d282cdffc1cea8fb470 (661 x AveMariaRAT, 29 x Riskware.Generic)
ssdeep 24576:UeNbUMO+eY60Kxhn8JQDbGV6eH81kWIbGD2JTu0GoZQDbGV6eH81k3:v436S+2bNecYCFbNecm
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TLSH C0F57E63AE7A2067D25339F4750FE3A07900BD2ABA60EE6B1F363F0A96735815117347
Reporter seifreed
Tags:AveMariaRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
62
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
PUA.Win.Packer.Asprotect-3
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Win.Malware.Daqc-6598201-0
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Win.Malware.Ursu-6793772-0
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Win.Malware.Ursu-6914170-0
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Win.Malware.Ursu-6914171-0
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Win.Malware.Eclv-9782803-0
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Win.Malware.Eclv-9782804-0
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Win.Malware.Eclv-9782973-0
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Win.Malware.Cryptinject-9785242-0
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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
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/534723
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
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:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 316461 Sample: XUAO1EQjzz Startdate: 14/11/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 146 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->146 148 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->148 150 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->150 152 6 other signatures 2->152 11 XUAO1EQjzz.exe 1 51 2->11         started        14 StikyNot.exe 46 2->14         started        16 SyncHost.exe 2->16         started        18 6 other processes 2->18 process3 dnsIp4 164 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 11->164 166 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 11->166 168 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 11->168 182 2 other signatures 11->182 21 XUAO1EQjzz.exe 1 3 11->21         started        25 diskperf.exe 5 11->25         started        170 Writes to foreign memory regions 14->170 172 Allocates memory in foreign processes 14->172 174 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 14->174 27 StikyNot.exe 14->27         started        29 diskperf.exe 14->29         started        176 Antivirus detection for dropped file 16->176 178 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 16->178 180 Sample uses process hollowing technique 16->180 104 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 18->104 signatures5 process6 file7 84 C:\Windows\System\explorer.exe, PE32 21->84 dropped 154 Installs a global keyboard hook 21->154 31 explorer.exe 47 21->31         started        86 C:\Users\user\...\Disk.sys:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 25->86 dropped 88 C:\Users\...\SyncHost.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 25->88 dropped 90 C:\Users\...\StikyNot.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 25->90 dropped 35 StikyNot.exe 46 25->35         started        signatures8 process9 file10 100 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Disk.sys, PE32 31->100 dropped 102 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\SyncHost.exe, PE32 31->102 dropped 112 Antivirus detection for dropped file 31->112 114 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 31->114 116 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 31->116 124 6 other signatures 31->124 37 explorer.exe 3 17 31->37         started        42 diskperf.exe 31->42         started        118 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 35->118 120 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 35->120 122 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 35->122 44 StikyNot.exe 35->44         started        46 diskperf.exe 35->46         started        signatures11 process12 dnsIp13 106 vccmd03.googlecode.com 37->106 108 vccmd02.googlecode.com 37->108 110 5 other IPs or domains 37->110 92 C:\Windows\System\spoolsv.exe, PE32 37->92 dropped 94 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\mrsys.exe, PE32 37->94 dropped 156 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 37->156 158 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 37->158 160 Installs a global keyboard hook 37->160 48 spoolsv.exe 46 37->48         started        51 spoolsv.exe 46 37->51         started        53 spoolsv.exe 46 37->53         started        57 4 other processes 37->57 162 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 44->162 55 explorer.exe 44->55         started        file14 signatures15 process16 signatures17 126 Antivirus detection for dropped file 48->126 128 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 48->128 130 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 48->130 144 3 other signatures 48->144 59 spoolsv.exe 48->59         started        63 diskperf.exe 48->63         started        132 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 51->132 134 Writes to foreign memory regions 51->134 136 Allocates memory in foreign processes 51->136 65 spoolsv.exe 51->65         started        67 diskperf.exe 51->67         started        138 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 53->138 69 spoolsv.exe 53->69         started        71 diskperf.exe 53->71         started        140 Sample uses process hollowing technique 55->140 142 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 57->142 73 spoolsv.exe 57->73         started        75 spoolsv.exe 57->75         started        77 diskperf.exe 57->77         started        process18 file19 96 C:\Windows\System\svchost.exe, PE32 59->96 dropped 184 Installs a global keyboard hook 59->184 79 svchost.exe 59->79         started        186 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 65->186 82 svchost.exe 65->82         started        98 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\StikyNot.exe, PE32 71->98 dropped signatures20 process21 signatures22 188 Antivirus detection for dropped file 79->188 190 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 79->190 192 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 79->192 194 Sample uses process hollowing technique 82->194 196 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 82->196
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/657179ce54f33ee622d5a513b636246fad6c0e2e8696e5c6aef768bf5e140eed/
Threat name:
Win32.Spyware.AveMaria
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-11-13 16:11:27 UTC
AV detection:
26 of 29 (89.66%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=mvyxttsu6m7omiwvuuj3mnren6wwydroq2lolrvo65ul6xqub3wq._file
Verdict:
unknown
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Result
Malware family:
warzonerat
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:warzonerat evasion infostealer persistence rat
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/201113-ry75nnwfkn/
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:
657179ce54f33ee622d5a513b636246fad6c0e2e8696e5c6aef768bf5e140eed
MD5 hash:
b5e1640b5c1bcc56454ab063adf4efb3
SHA1 hash:
dfe40c05593a7f51573b6a0d69017196e36440c9
Detections:
win_ave_maria_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/f2030d3a-cafc-4460-aa59-92ac584b6e1b/
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YARA Signatures

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Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Chrome in files like avemaria
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Description:Detects Codoso APT Gh0st Malware
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Rule name:Email_stealer_bin_mem
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Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Email in files like avemaria
Rule name:RDPWrap
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies RDP Wrapper, sometimes used by attackers to maintain persistence.
Reference:https://github.com/stascorp/rdpwrap
Rule name:suspicious_packer_section
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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
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Author:James_inthe_box
Description:UAC bypass in files like avemaria

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