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AveMariaRAT


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: a9eac10b4c8a78ec5bee364ed00b96b290aa32c04cd815aa8936a8d256051d4c
SHA3-384 hash: 58fc250a8c52c4fd0d12d4f4681714d82721c1859a6a50585a7b9f8dd2d6f5c8115e881d62d292a328155e75473d290b
SHA1 hash: 5992df3e6185ecea1ec761858b08f78ab8f2cfcc
MD5 hash: 44af1ef7ef003004a1fb5eabe6980c5c
humanhash: tennessee-delta-twenty-sink
File name:a9eac10b4c8a78ec5bee364ed00b96b290aa32c04cd815aa8936a8d256051d4c
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Signature AveMariaRAT
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File size:3'024'725 bytes
First seen:2020-11-13 15:55:07 UTC
Last seen:2024-07-24 20:06:39 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:jkP7AAmZZcVKfIxTiEVc847flVC6faaQDbGV6eH81k6IbGD2JTu0GoZQDbGV6eHw:jkP7AAmw4gxeOw46fUbNecCCFbNecv
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TLSH 0BE5A0C1A53B000BF61B6CB6A10FDA065284FD396340BB5F773B3555D0A3A9A93A274F
Reporter seifreed
Tags:AveMariaRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
65
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
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
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Unauthorized injection to a system process
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/534818
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
Contain functionality to detect virtual machines
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: 316508 Sample: ZnHAV4HZs7 Startdate: 14/11/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 144 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->144 146 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->146 148 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->148 150 6 other signatures 2->150 13 ZnHAV4HZs7.exe 2->13         started        16 wscript.exe 1 2->16         started        18 StikyNot.exe 2->18         started        20 6 other processes 2->20 process3 dnsIp4 204 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 13->204 206 Contain functionality to detect virtual machines 13->206 208 Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes 13->208 210 Drops PE files with benign system names 13->210 23 ZnHAV4HZs7.exe 1 51 13->23         started        27 cmd.exe 2 13->27         started        29 ZnHAV4HZs7.exe 16->29         started        212 Antivirus detection for dropped file 18->212 214 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 18->214 216 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 18->216 31 StikyNot.exe 18->31         started        33 cmd.exe 18->33         started        118 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 20->118 120 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 20->120 218 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 20->218 signatures5 process6 file7 104 C:\Users\user\...\Disk.sys:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 23->104 dropped 106 C:\Users\...\StikyNot.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 23->106 dropped 180 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 23->180 182 Sample is not signed and drops a device driver 23->182 184 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 23->184 35 ZnHAV4HZs7.exe 1 3 23->35         started        39 diskperf.exe 23->39         started        186 Command shell drops VBS files 27->186 188 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 27->188 41 conhost.exe 27->41         started        190 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 29->190 43 ZnHAV4HZs7.exe 46 29->43         started        45 cmd.exe 1 29->45         started        192 Sample uses process hollowing technique 31->192 47 conhost.exe 33->47         started        signatures8 process9 file10 94 C:\Windows\System\explorer.exe, PE32 35->94 dropped 152 Installs a global keyboard hook 35->152 49 explorer.exe 35->49         started        154 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 43->154 156 Writes to foreign memory regions 43->156 158 Allocates memory in foreign processes 43->158 160 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 43->160 52 ZnHAV4HZs7.exe 43->52         started        54 diskperf.exe 43->54         started        57 conhost.exe 45->57         started        signatures11 process12 file13 134 Antivirus detection for dropped file 49->134 136 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 49->136 138 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 49->138 142 3 other signatures 49->142 59 explorer.exe 47 49->59         started        63 cmd.exe 1 49->63         started        140 Installs a global keyboard hook 52->140 65 explorer.exe 52->65         started        102 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\StikyNot.exe, PE32 54->102 dropped signatures14 process15 file16 108 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Disk.sys, PE32 59->108 dropped 110 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\SyncHost.exe, PE32 59->110 dropped 194 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 59->194 196 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 59->196 198 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 59->198 67 explorer.exe 3 17 59->67         started        72 diskperf.exe 59->72         started        74 conhost.exe 63->74         started        200 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 65->200 202 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 65->202 76 explorer.exe 65->76         started        78 cmd.exe 65->78         started        signatures17 process18 dnsIp19 112 vccmd03.googlecode.com 67->112 114 vccmd02.googlecode.com 67->114 116 4 other IPs or domains 67->116 96 C:\Windows\System\spoolsv.exe, PE32 67->96 dropped 98 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\mrsys.exe, PE32 67->98 dropped 162 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 67->162 164 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 67->164 166 Installs a global keyboard hook 67->166 80 spoolsv.exe 67->80         started        83 spoolsv.exe 67->83         started        168 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 76->168 170 Sample uses process hollowing technique 76->170 172 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 76->172 100 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\x.vbs, ASCII 78->100 dropped 85 conhost.exe 78->85         started        file20 signatures21 process22 signatures23 122 Antivirus detection for dropped file 80->122 124 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 80->124 126 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 80->126 128 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 80->128 87 spoolsv.exe 80->87         started        90 cmd.exe 80->90         started        130 Sample uses process hollowing technique 83->130 132 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 83->132 process24 signatures25 174 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 87->174 176 Sample uses process hollowing technique 87->176 178 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 87->178 92 conhost.exe 90->92         started        process26
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a9eac10b4c8a78ec5bee364ed00b96b290aa32c04cd815aa8936a8d256051d4c/
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Skeeeyah
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-11-13 16:03:36 UTC
AV detection:
27 of 29 (93.10%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vhvmcc2mrj4oyw7ogzhnac4wwkikumwajtmblkujg2unevqfdvga._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-wsxhryqnc2/
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:
a9eac10b4c8a78ec5bee364ed00b96b290aa32c04cd815aa8936a8d256051d4c
MD5 hash:
44af1ef7ef003004a1fb5eabe6980c5c
SHA1 hash:
5992df3e6185ecea1ec761858b08f78ab8f2cfcc
Detections:
win_ave_maria_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/8f0bb9a1-aea1-443d-b477-9c9ca86bf229/
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Poison
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a9eac10b4c8a78ec5bee364ed00b96b290aa32c04cd815aa8936a8d256051d4c

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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