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AveMariaRAT


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 31 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 659a4f810995cf251313de83b749e8c507f586f2fce4c8c6d75feb2f8d420b0c
SHA3-384 hash: 602158edeab5db59a2ea197eeccd54d929a312e4cf76bb6528270531f9bfb06edcc37c7b05857e23175d309b75ff14d2
SHA1 hash: 5ea45800419ca49b7f3a0a18f7768f25127fba53
MD5 hash: 1af7926f01fd40653d284e2243342e25
humanhash: five-missouri-mockingbird-mars
File name:1AF7926F01FD40653D284E2243342E25.exe
Download: download sample
Signature AveMariaRAT
File size:135'168 bytes
First seen:2023-11-30 19:15:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 56fc94e02d7bc310030753938e49a91a (55 x AveMariaRAT, 1 x Worm.Ramnit)
ssdeep 3072:K7W9jps0Tx4azG6GweOTir5axbjNCz45LT7a:KwpsERzGKurEXCzeLT7a
Threatray 574 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T143D39D13BBE64436E6F202B02DB97E7197BCF9341A25C68BA3945546AC32C44FE36353
TrID 32.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
20.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
15.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
13.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
6.2% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:AveMariaRAT exe RAT


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abuse_ch
AveMariaRAT C2:
213.65.233.25:5200

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
328
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
avemaria
ID:
1
File name:
1AF7926F01FD40653D284E2243342E25.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2023-11-30 19:23:03 UTC
Tags:
trojan rat stealer avemaria warzone remote

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
DNS request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Sending a custom TCP request
Setting a keyboard event handler
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Launching a service
Launching the process to change the firewall settings
Sending a UDP request
Loading a system driver
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Enabling autorun for a service
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Gathering data
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, UACMe
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
phis.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Allows multiple concurrent remote connection
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to check if Internet connection is working
Contains functionality to create processes via WMI
Contains functionality to hide user accounts
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Contains functionality to steal Chrome passwords or cookies
Contains functionality to steal e-mail passwords
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Creates files in alternative data streams (ADS)
Creates processes via WMI
DLL side loading technique detected
Drops PE files to the document folder of the user
Drops script or batch files to the startup folder
Enables remote desktop connection
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Hides user accounts
Hijacks the control flow in another process
Increases the number of concurrent connection per server for Internet Explorer
Installs a global keyboard hook
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies the windows firewall
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Uses dynamic DNS services
Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AveMaria stealer
Yara detected UACMe UAC Bypass tool
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1350784 Sample: VKpQDpvEkh.exe Startdate: 30/11/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 77 f8terat.ddns.net 2->77 97 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->97 99 Found malware configuration 2->99 101 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->101 105 12 other signatures 2->105 10 VKpQDpvEkh.exe 5 8 2->10         started        14 cmd.exe 2->14         started        16 iexplorer.exe 1 2->16         started        18 4 other processes 2->18 signatures3 103 Uses dynamic DNS services 77->103 process4 file5 69 C:\Users\user\Documents\iexplorer.exe, PE32 10->69 dropped 71 C:\Users\user\...\Documents:ApplicationData, PE32 10->71 dropped 73 C:\Users\...\iexplorer.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 10->73 dropped 75 2 other malicious files 10->75 dropped 121 Creates files in alternative data streams (ADS) 10->121 123 Drops PE files to the document folder of the user 10->123 125 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 10->125 127 8 other signatures 10->127 20 iexplorer.exe 5 27 10->20         started        25 powershell.exe 23 10->25         started        27 WMIC.exe 14->27         started        29 conhost.exe 14->29         started        signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 79 f8terat.ddns.net 213.65.233.25, 49729, 5200 TELIANET-SWEDENTeliaCompanySE Sweden 20->79 81 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 20->81 61 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\softokn3.dll, PE32 20->61 dropped 63 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nss3.dll, PE32 20->63 dropped 65 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\mozglue.dll, PE32 20->65 dropped 67 7 other files (4 malicious) 20->67 dropped 107 Antivirus detection for dropped file 20->107 109 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 20->109 111 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 20->111 119 16 other signatures 20->119 31 55.exe 20->31         started        35 56.exe 20->35         started        37 cmd.exe 1 20->37         started        41 2 other processes 20->41 39 conhost.exe 25->39         started        113 Contains functionality to create processes via WMI 27->113 115 DLL side loading technique detected 27->115 117 Creates processes via WMI 27->117 file9 signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 83 239.255.255.250 unknown Reserved 31->83 85 Antivirus detection for dropped file 31->85 87 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 31->87 89 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 31->89 95 2 other signatures 31->95 43 netsh.exe 2 31->43         started        45 WerFault.exe 21 16 31->45         started        47 netsh.exe 35->47         started        49 WerFault.exe 35->49         started        91 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 37->91 51 conhost.exe 37->51         started        93 Writes to foreign memory regions 41->93 53 conhost.exe 41->53         started        55 conhost.exe 41->55         started        signatures13 process14 process15 57 conhost.exe 43->57         started        59 conhost.exe 47->59         started       
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Remcos
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-11-27 13:12:00 UTC
AV detection:
21 of 23 (91.30%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
warzonerat
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:warzonerat evasion infostealer persistence rat spyware stealer upx
Behaviour
NTFS ADS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Adds Run key to start application
Modifies WinLogon
Checks computer location settings
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
UPX packed file
Modifies Windows Firewall
Sets DLL path for service in the registry
Warzone RAT payload
WarzoneRat, AveMaria
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
f8terat.ddns.net:5200
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
659a4f810995cf251313de83b749e8c507f586f2fce4c8c6d75feb2f8d420b0c
MD5 hash:
1af7926f01fd40653d284e2243342e25
SHA1 hash:
5ea45800419ca49b7f3a0a18f7768f25127fba53
Detections:
Warzone win_ave_maria_g0 INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers MALWARE_Win_AveMaria Codoso_Gh0st_1 MALWARE_Win_WarzoneRAT INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_IExecuteCommandCOM potential_termserv_dll_replacement INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore Codoso_Gh0st_2 MALWARE_Win_EXEPWSH_DLAgent MAL_Envrial_Jan18_1 AveMaria
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:AveMaria
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies AveMaria aka WarZone RAT.
Rule name:avemaria_rat_yhub
Author:Billy Austin
Description:Detects AveMaria RAT a.k.a. WarZone
Rule name:AveMaria_WarZone
Rule name:ave_maria_warzone_rat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:BitcoinAddress
Author:Didier Stevens (@DidierStevens)
Description:Contains a valid Bitcoin address
Rule name:Codoso_Gh0st_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Codoso APT Gh0st Malware
Reference:https://www.proofpoint.com/us/exploring-bergard-old-malware-new-tricks
Rule name:Codoso_Gh0st_1_RID2C2D
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Codoso APT Gh0st Malware
Reference:https://www.proofpoint.com/us/exploring-bergard-old-malware-new-tricks
Rule name:Codoso_Gh0st_2
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Codoso APT Gh0st Malware
Reference:https://www.proofpoint.com/us/exploring-bergard-old-malware-new-tricks
Rule name:Codoso_Gh0st_2_RID2C2E
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Codoso APT Gh0st Malware
Reference:https://www.proofpoint.com/us/exploring-bergard-old-malware-new-tricks
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Thread
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:HeavensGate
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Heaven's Gate: Switch from 32-bit to 64-mode
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_IExecuteCommandCOM
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables embedding command execution via IExecuteCommand COM object
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:maldoc_find_kernel32_base_method_1
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_AveMaria
Author:ditekSHen
Description:AveMaria variant payload
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_EXEPWSH_DLAgent
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects SystemBC
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_WarzoneRAT
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects AveMaria/WarzoneRAT
Rule name:MAL_Envrial_Jan18_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Encrial credential stealer malware
Reference:https://twitter.com/malwrhunterteam/status/953313514629853184
Rule name:MAL_Envrial_Jan18_1_RID2D8C
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Encrial credential stealer malware
Reference:https://twitter.com/malwrhunterteam/status/953313514629853184
Rule name:meth_peb_parsing
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:RAT_win_warzone
Author:KrknSec
Description:Detects AveMaria/Warzone RAT binaries.
Reference:https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.ave_maria
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:UPX290LZMAMarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_3
Author:Kevin Falcoz
Description:UPX 3.X
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_AveMaria_31d2bce9
Author:Elastic Security

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