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AveMariaRAT


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: a0169c5cea57cdacc8c2f434b1e7ca6fbccadad3d1ba15ee168905d5b4e4956c
SHA3-384 hash: 7588d9b4fdee571d8d378bfe403834cf7813fcb2fe97f17a2f5474ccdb8859cc3942552b417691a4dd337a6f988b3a4d
SHA1 hash: 122b2370060262522f78d84c06925b231d703809
MD5 hash: 2030f5a6265496009128d7da245dbe0e
humanhash: oxygen-echo-violet-undress
File name:a0169c5cea57cdacc8c2f434b1e7ca6fbccadad3d1ba15ee168905d5b4e4956c
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Signature AveMariaRAT
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File size:1'931'065 bytes
First seen:2020-11-11 11:33:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 7be4c98eebb39d282cdffc1cea8fb470 (661 x AveMariaRAT, 29 x Riskware.Generic)
ssdeep 12288:HzHVnfkIujXddUoPMHkWpNg7sktGVe32qCjVAvITpgQTrA7W2FeDSIGVH/KIDgD4:pnUxl0rNgAXVe37vScQDbGV6eH8tkj
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TLSH 88956CE17E6504E7C11327B1DD0FF3705551BD352300BFBA6BBA2E6994AB68090AE783
Reporter seifreed
Tags:AveMariaRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
56
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-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 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
Creating a window
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file
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
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/532385
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 dropped file
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: 315294 Sample: kVcZR5wqV1 Startdate: 12/11/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 122 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->122 124 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->124 126 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->126 128 6 other signatures 2->128 11 kVcZR5wqV1.exe 1 51 2->11         started        14 StikyNot.exe 46 2->14         started        16 SyncHost.exe 2->16         started        18 7 other processes 2->18 process3 dnsIp4 156 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 11->156 158 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 11->158 160 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 11->160 178 2 other signatures 11->178 21 kVcZR5wqV1.exe 1 3 11->21         started        25 diskperf.exe 5 11->25         started        162 Writes to foreign memory regions 14->162 164 Allocates memory in foreign processes 14->164 166 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 14->166 27 StikyNot.exe 14->27         started        29 diskperf.exe 14->29         started        168 Antivirus detection for dropped file 16->168 170 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 16->170 172 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 16->172 174 Sample uses process hollowing technique 16->174 98 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 18->98 176 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 18->176 signatures5 process6 file7 78 C:\Windows\System\explorer.exe, PE32 21->78 dropped 146 Installs a global keyboard hook 21->146 31 explorer.exe 47 21->31         started        80 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\StikyNot.exe, PE32 25->80 dropped 82 C:\Users\user\...\Disk.sys:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 25->82 dropped 84 C:\Users\...\SyncHost.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 25->84 dropped 86 C:\Users\...\StikyNot.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 25->86 dropped 35 StikyNot.exe 46 25->35         started        148 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 27->148 37 explorer.exe 27->37         started        signatures8 process9 file10 94 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Disk.sys, PE32 31->94 dropped 96 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\SyncHost.exe, PE32 31->96 dropped 106 Antivirus detection for dropped file 31->106 108 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 31->108 110 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 31->110 118 4 other signatures 31->118 39 explorer.exe 3 17 31->39         started        44 diskperf.exe 31->44         started        112 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 35->112 114 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 35->114 116 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 35->116 120 2 other signatures 35->120 46 StikyNot.exe 35->46         started        48 diskperf.exe 35->48         started        signatures11 process12 dnsIp13 100 vccmd03.googlecode.com 39->100 102 vccmd02.googlecode.com 39->102 104 5 other IPs or domains 39->104 88 C:\Windows\System\spoolsv.exe, PE32 39->88 dropped 90 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\mrsys.exe, PE32 39->90 dropped 150 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 39->150 152 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 39->152 154 Installs a global keyboard hook 39->154 50 spoolsv.exe 46 39->50         started        53 spoolsv.exe 39->53         started        55 spoolsv.exe 46 39->55         started        57 3 other processes 39->57 file14 signatures15 process16 signatures17 130 Antivirus detection for dropped file 50->130 132 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 50->132 134 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 50->134 144 5 other signatures 50->144 59 spoolsv.exe 50->59         started        63 diskperf.exe 50->63         started        136 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 53->136 138 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 53->138 140 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 53->140 65 spoolsv.exe 53->65         started        67 spoolsv.exe 55->67         started        69 diskperf.exe 55->69         started        142 Sample uses process hollowing technique 57->142 71 spoolsv.exe 57->71         started        73 spoolsv.exe 57->73         started        process18 file19 92 C:\Windows\System\svchost.exe, PE32 59->92 dropped 188 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 59->188 190 Installs a global keyboard hook 59->190 75 svchost.exe 59->75         started        signatures20 process21 signatures22 180 Antivirus detection for dropped file 75->180 182 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 75->182 184 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 75->184 186 2 other signatures 75->186
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a0169c5cea57cdacc8c2f434b1e7ca6fbccadad3d1ba15ee168905d5b4e4956c/
Threat name:
Win32.Spyware.AveMaria
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-11-11 11:37:24 UTC
AV detection:
27 of 29 (93.10%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ualjyxhkk7g2zsgc6q2ldz6kn66mvwwt2g5bl3qwrec5lnhesvwa._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/201111-lfj8premwj/
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:
a0169c5cea57cdacc8c2f434b1e7ca6fbccadad3d1ba15ee168905d5b4e4956c
MD5 hash:
2030f5a6265496009128d7da245dbe0e
SHA1 hash:
122b2370060262522f78d84c06925b231d703809
Detections:
win_ave_maria_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/c16074c5-d6fd-4036-9e7e-e17fb91ac0c9/
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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ave_maria_warzone_rat
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Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:Chrome_stealer_bin_mem
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Author:James_inthe_box
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:UAC_bypass_bin_mem
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Author:James_inthe_box
Description:UAC bypass in files like avemaria

File information

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