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AveMariaRAT


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 8c2c159d74bcb11a94cad58213d8d046f96adc99e5ed9a2a2da103401bb85d69
SHA3-384 hash: cb6af63bf3832c6ef120080adce6398c732a4b0bd670865aa0ecaa50fe3453336a81937deae58f338dfc09bf43ede35c
SHA1 hash: b615779a3e8381e871868d4220dc5edf8f445773
MD5 hash: f28ae7f23178b4556bd8137cf3edabf5
humanhash: football-glucose-jupiter-hamper
File name:8c2c159d74bcb11a94cad58213d8d046f96adc99e5ed9a2a2da103401bb85d69
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Signature AveMariaRAT
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File size:3'024'527 bytes
First seen:2020-11-12 14:37:34 UTC
Last seen:2024-07-24 18:43:44 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:kFc7AAmZZcVKfIxTiEVc847flVC6faaQDbGV6eH81k6IbGD2JTu0GoZQDbGV6eHm:kFc7AAmw4gxeOw46fUbNecCCFbNecN
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TLSH AAE58CF7F529846BE63A6177710FB51246A0BE3C3B84632F7776BE4984D328191C1A0B
Reporter seifreed
Tags:AveMariaRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
60
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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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sending a UDP request
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
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
AveMaria
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/533453
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)
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: 315831 Sample: oUUn2JeKuX Startdate: 13/11/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 127 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->127 129 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->129 131 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->131 133 6 other signatures 2->133 13 oUUn2JeKuX.exe 2->13         started        16 wscript.exe 1 2->16         started        18 svchost.exe 2->18         started        20 8 other processes 2->20 process3 dnsIp4 185 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 13->185 187 Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes 13->187 189 Drops PE files with benign system names 13->189 191 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 13->191 23 oUUn2JeKuX.exe 1 51 13->23         started        27 cmd.exe 2 13->27         started        193 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 16->193 29 explorer.exe 16->29         started        195 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 18->195 107 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 20->107 signatures5 process6 file7 97 C:\Users\user\...\Disk.sys:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 23->97 dropped 99 C:\Users\...\StikyNot.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 23->99 dropped 155 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 23->155 157 Sample is not signed and drops a device driver 23->157 159 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 23->159 31 oUUn2JeKuX.exe 1 3 23->31         started        36 diskperf.exe 23->36         started        161 Command shell drops VBS files 27->161 163 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 27->163 38 conhost.exe 27->38         started        165 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 29->165 167 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 29->167 40 explorer.exe 46 29->40         started        42 cmd.exe 1 29->42         started        signatures8 process9 dnsIp10 115 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 31->115 89 C:\Windows\System\explorer.exe, PE32 31->89 dropped 117 Installs a global keyboard hook 31->117 44 explorer.exe 31->44         started        119 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 40->119 121 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 40->121 123 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 40->123 125 3 other signatures 40->125 47 explorer.exe 40->47         started        49 diskperf.exe 40->49         started        51 conhost.exe 42->51         started        file11 signatures12 process13 signatures14 175 Antivirus detection for dropped file 44->175 177 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 44->177 179 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 44->179 183 3 other signatures 44->183 53 explorer.exe 47 44->53         started        57 cmd.exe 1 44->57         started        181 Installs a global keyboard hook 47->181 process15 file16 93 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Disk.sys, PE32 53->93 dropped 95 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\StikyNot.exe, PE32 53->95 dropped 147 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 53->147 149 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 53->149 151 Writes to foreign memory regions 53->151 153 2 other signatures 53->153 59 explorer.exe 3 17 53->59         started        64 diskperf.exe 53->64         started        66 conhost.exe 57->66         started        signatures17 process18 dnsIp19 109 vccmd03.googlecode.com 59->109 111 vccmd02.googlecode.com 59->111 113 4 other IPs or domains 59->113 101 C:\Windows\System\spoolsv.exe, PE32 59->101 dropped 103 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\mrsys.exe, PE32 59->103 dropped 197 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 59->197 199 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 59->199 201 Installs a global keyboard hook 59->201 68 spoolsv.exe 59->68         started        71 spoolsv.exe 59->71         started        105 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\SyncHost.exe, PE32 64->105 dropped 73 StikyNot.exe 64->73         started        file20 signatures21 process22 signatures23 135 Antivirus detection for dropped file 68->135 137 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 68->137 139 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 68->139 75 spoolsv.exe 68->75         started        78 cmd.exe 68->78         started        141 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 71->141 143 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 71->143 80 spoolsv.exe 71->80         started        82 cmd.exe 71->82         started        145 Sample uses process hollowing technique 73->145 process24 file25 169 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 75->169 171 Sample uses process hollowing technique 75->171 173 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 75->173 85 conhost.exe 78->85         started        91 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\x.vbs, ASCII 82->91 dropped 87 conhost.exe 82->87         started        signatures26 process27
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/8c2c159d74bcb11a94cad58213d8d046f96adc99e5ed9a2a2da103401bb85d69/
Threat name:
Win32.Spyware.AveMaria
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-11-12 14:41:08 UTC
AV detection:
27 of 29 (93.10%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=rqwblhluxsyrvfgk2wbbhwgqi34wvxez4xwzukrnuebuag5ylvuq._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 upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/201112-t5g28f7st6/
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:
8c2c159d74bcb11a94cad58213d8d046f96adc99e5ed9a2a2da103401bb85d69
MD5 hash:
f28ae7f23178b4556bd8137cf3edabf5
SHA1 hash:
b615779a3e8381e871868d4220dc5edf8f445773
Detections:
win_ave_maria_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/2100b7bd-f416-4526-832f-d74ea00b6084/
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YARA Signatures

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Description:Chrome in files like avemaria
Rule name:Codoso_Gh0st_1
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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
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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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