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AveMariaRAT


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 701a978c848db49cf4d6b95d3a7d156d64bf205d9e9fdd43811b5a5991433a7d
SHA3-384 hash: b2f31d41ab7d57d873f659bd8d8711c281a438c8d3586a35468eb692638d5219230d84e20f8827ef5b416fd2518889d7
SHA1 hash: 8f0c30c43a95b8a0aa2c726ce55be11929909a01
MD5 hash: bc2291585b877b5b65a6be149f9aceac
humanhash: friend-wolfram-echo-aspen
File name:701a978c848db49cf4d6b95d3a7d156d64bf205d9e9fdd43811b5a5991433a7d
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Signature AveMariaRAT
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File size:3'024'557 bytes
First seen:2020-11-13 16:09:32 UTC
Last seen:2024-07-24 15:39:00 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 676f4bc1db7fb9f072b157186a10179e (1'400 x AveMariaRAT, 37 x Riskware.Generic, 2 x njrat)
ssdeep 24576:DQy7AAmZZcVKfIxTiEVc847flVC6faaQDbGV6eH81k6IbGD2JTu0GoZQDbGV6eHO:DQy7AAmw4gxeOw46fUbNecCCFbNecV
Threatray 4'027 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH 9AE59DC3373B049AEB223972791FA6A187C5E9385B00A7AB3F7B254585975C050E3F4B
Reporter seifreed
Tags:AveMariaRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
63
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
PUA.Win.Packer.Upx-48
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PUA.Win.Packer.Upolyx-12
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PUA.Win.Packer.Upx-4
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PUA.Win.Packer.PrivateExeProte-16
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PUA.Win.Packer.AcprotectUltraprotect-1
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PUA.Win.Packer.Asprotect-3
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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.Cerber-6989221-0
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Win.Malware.Cryptinject-9785242-0
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Win.Trojan.Ulise-9792178-0
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Win.Trojan.Ulise-9792179-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Forced system process termination
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a process from a recently created file
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Forced shutdown of a system process
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Enabling autorun by creating a file
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/534490
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Command shell drops VBS files
Contains functionality to hide user accounts
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Creates an undocumented autostart registry key
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Drops PE files with benign system names
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
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
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
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)
Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AveMaria stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 316345 Sample: KNWFKimZfo Startdate: 14/11/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 158 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->158 160 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->160 162 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->162 164 6 other signatures 2->164 13 KNWFKimZfo.exe 2->13         started        16 wscript.exe 1 2->16         started        18 wscript.exe 2->18         started        20 4 other processes 2->20 process3 dnsIp4 202 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 13->202 204 Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes 13->204 206 Drops PE files with benign system names 13->206 208 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 13->208 23 KNWFKimZfo.exe 1 51 13->23         started        26 cmd.exe 2 13->26         started        28 KNWFKimZfo.exe 16->28         started        30 StikyNot.exe 18->30         started        122 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 20->122 signatures5 process6 signatures7 178 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 23->178 180 Writes to foreign memory regions 23->180 182 Allocates memory in foreign processes 23->182 184 Sample is not signed and drops a device driver 23->184 32 KNWFKimZfo.exe 1 3 23->32         started        37 diskperf.exe 5 23->37         started        186 Command shell drops VBS files 26->186 188 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 26->188 39 conhost.exe 26->39         started        190 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 28->190 192 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 28->192 41 KNWFKimZfo.exe 46 28->41         started        43 cmd.exe 1 28->43         started        45 StikyNot.exe 30->45         started        47 cmd.exe 30->47         started        process8 dnsIp9 120 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 32->120 100 C:\Windows\System\explorer.exe, PE32 32->100 dropped 166 Installs a global keyboard hook 32->166 49 explorer.exe 32->49         started        102 C:\Users\user\...\Disk.sys:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 37->102 dropped 104 C:\Users\...\SyncHost.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 37->104 dropped 106 C:\Users\...\StikyNot.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 37->106 dropped 52 StikyNot.exe 37->52         started        168 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 41->168 170 Writes to foreign memory regions 41->170 172 Allocates memory in foreign processes 41->172 54 KNWFKimZfo.exe 41->54         started        56 diskperf.exe 41->56         started        59 conhost.exe 43->59         started        174 Sample uses process hollowing technique 45->174 176 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 45->176 61 conhost.exe 47->61         started        file10 signatures11 process12 file13 144 Antivirus detection for dropped file 49->144 146 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 49->146 148 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 49->148 156 2 other signatures 49->156 63 explorer.exe 47 49->63         started        67 cmd.exe 1 49->67         started        150 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 52->150 69 StikyNot.exe 46 52->69         started        71 cmd.exe 1 52->71         started        152 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 54->152 154 Installs a global keyboard hook 54->154 73 explorer.exe 54->73         started        108 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\StikyNot.exe, PE32 56->108 dropped signatures14 process15 file16 116 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Disk.sys, PE32 63->116 dropped 118 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\SyncHost.exe, PE32 63->118 dropped 130 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 63->130 132 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 63->132 134 Writes to foreign memory regions 63->134 136 Allocates memory in foreign processes 63->136 75 explorer.exe 63->75         started        80 diskperf.exe 63->80         started        82 conhost.exe 67->82         started        84 conhost.exe 71->84         started        138 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 73->138 140 Sample uses process hollowing technique 73->140 142 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 73->142 86 cmd.exe 73->86         started        signatures17 process18 dnsIp19 124 vccmd03.googlecode.com 75->124 126 vccmd02.googlecode.com 75->126 128 4 other IPs or domains 75->128 110 C:\Windows\System\spoolsv.exe, PE32 75->110 dropped 112 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\mrsys.exe, PE32 75->112 dropped 210 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 75->210 212 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 75->212 214 Installs a global keyboard hook 75->214 88 spoolsv.exe 75->88         started        114 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\x.vbs, ASCII 86->114 dropped 91 conhost.exe 86->91         started        file20 signatures21 process22 signatures23 194 Antivirus detection for dropped file 88->194 196 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 88->196 198 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 88->198 200 2 other signatures 88->200 93 spoolsv.exe 88->93         started        96 cmd.exe 88->96         started        process24 signatures25 216 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 93->216 218 Sample uses process hollowing technique 93->218 220 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 93->220 98 conhost.exe 96->98         started        process26
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/701a978c848db49cf4d6b95d3a7d156d64bf205d9e9fdd43811b5a5991433a7d/
Threat name:
Win32.Spyware.AveMaria
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-11-13 16:26:37 UTC
AV detection:
27 of 29 (93.10%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=oanjpdeerw2jz5gwxfotu7ivnvsl6ic5t2p52q4bdnnftekdhj6q._file
Verdict:
malicious
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Result
Malware family:
warzonerat
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:warzonerat evasion infostealer persistence rat upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/201113-bwhpk7v6gn/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Drops startup file
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies Installed Components in the registry
UPX packed file
Warzone RAT Payload
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer
WarzoneRat, AveMaria
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
701a978c848db49cf4d6b95d3a7d156d64bf205d9e9fdd43811b5a5991433a7d
MD5 hash:
bc2291585b877b5b65a6be149f9aceac
SHA1 hash:
8f0c30c43a95b8a0aa2c726ce55be11929909a01
Detections:
win_ave_maria_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/872219ed-0cd3-4353-af65-69c82543bed0/
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YARA Signatures

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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
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Description:The packer/protector section names/keywords
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Rule name:UAC_bypass_bin_mem
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Description:UAC bypass in files like avemaria

File information

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