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AveMariaRAT


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ab96b93e8058eb25d541928c48e38476be25aa308f3e340559db0f03c1caa93c
SHA3-384 hash: 44d5ccb3daa367255ed8f398abfdfd06a481bc51c97572f8ac3a93cb5d44e326ba0f4e349e681f03b80516d863a637d1
SHA1 hash: 2f8afedd8dc53d78174a96e9513bb1a34acfcff6
MD5 hash: d88a674da608aa6e73874954ed9d8a3a
humanhash: paris-stairway-maine-bacon
File name:ab96b93e8058eb25d541928c48e38476be25aa308f3e340559db0f03c1caa93c
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Signature AveMariaRAT
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File size:3'015'407 bytes
First seen:2020-11-10 11:17:51 UTC
Last seen:2024-07-24 20:09:39 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:Oh07A3mZZcVKfIxTiEVc847flVC6faaQDbGV6eH81k6IbGD2JTu0GoZQDbGV6eHe:Oh07A3mw4gxeOw46fUbNecCCFbNec1
Threatray 3'510 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH 15D5AED27EA50866DE1359B5F00F5331C694AF2A9346FB1E37763E040C67686A3A231F
Reporter seifreed
Tags:AveMariaRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
55
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
PUA.Win.Packer.PrivateExeProte-16
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PUA.Win.Packer.Ep-7
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PUA.Win.Packer.Embedpe-3
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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
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
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
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/529773
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
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
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: 313984 Sample: 21kjhltKN6 Startdate: 11/11/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 119 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->119 121 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->121 123 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->123 125 6 other signatures 2->125 13 21kjhltKN6.exe 2->13         started        16 wscript.exe 1 2->16         started        18 svchost.exe 2->18         started        20 6 other processes 2->20 process3 dnsIp4 187 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 13->187 189 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 13->189 191 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 13->191 197 4 other signatures 13->197 23 21kjhltKN6.exe 1 51 13->23         started        26 cmd.exe 2 13->26         started        193 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 16->193 28 explorer.exe 16->28         started        195 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 18->195 111 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 20->111 signatures5 process6 signatures7 139 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 23->139 141 Writes to foreign memory regions 23->141 143 Allocates memory in foreign processes 23->143 145 Sample is not signed and drops a device driver 23->145 30 21kjhltKN6.exe 1 3 23->30         started        34 diskperf.exe 5 23->34         started        147 Command shell drops VBS files 26->147 149 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 26->149 36 conhost.exe 26->36         started        151 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 28->151 153 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 28->153 155 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 28->155 38 explorer.exe 28->38         started        40 cmd.exe 1 28->40         started        process8 file9 97 C:\Windows\System\explorer.exe, PE32 30->97 dropped 205 Installs a global keyboard hook 30->205 42 explorer.exe 30->42         started        99 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\StikyNot.exe, PE32 34->99 dropped 101 C:\Users\user\...\Disk.sys:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 34->101 dropped 103 C:\Users\...\SyncHost.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 34->103 dropped 105 C:\Users\...\StikyNot.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 34->105 dropped 45 StikyNot.exe 34->45         started        207 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 38->207 209 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 38->209 211 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 38->211 213 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 38->213 47 explorer.exe 38->47         started        49 conhost.exe 40->49         started        signatures10 process11 signatures12 171 Antivirus detection for dropped file 42->171 173 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 42->173 175 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 42->175 185 2 other signatures 42->185 51 explorer.exe 47 42->51         started        55 cmd.exe 1 42->55         started        177 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 45->177 179 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 45->179 181 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 45->181 57 StikyNot.exe 46 45->57         started        59 cmd.exe 1 45->59         started        183 Installs a global keyboard hook 47->183 process13 file14 93 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Disk.sys, PE32 51->93 dropped 95 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\SyncHost.exe, PE32 51->95 dropped 127 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 51->127 129 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 51->129 131 Writes to foreign memory regions 51->131 133 Allocates memory in foreign processes 51->133 61 explorer.exe 51->61         started        66 diskperf.exe 51->66         started        68 conhost.exe 55->68         started        135 Sample uses process hollowing technique 57->135 137 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 57->137 70 conhost.exe 59->70         started        signatures15 process16 dnsIp17 113 vccmd03.googlecode.com 61->113 115 vccmd02.googlecode.com 61->115 117 5 other IPs or domains 61->117 107 C:\Windows\System\spoolsv.exe, PE32 61->107 dropped 109 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\mrsys.exe, PE32 61->109 dropped 215 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 61->215 217 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 61->217 219 Installs a global keyboard hook 61->219 72 spoolsv.exe 61->72         started        75 spoolsv.exe 61->75         started        file18 signatures19 process20 signatures21 157 Antivirus detection for dropped file 72->157 159 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 72->159 161 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 72->161 163 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 72->163 77 spoolsv.exe 72->77         started        80 cmd.exe 72->80         started        165 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 75->165 167 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 75->167 169 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 75->169 83 spoolsv.exe 75->83         started        85 cmd.exe 75->85         started        process22 file23 199 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 77->199 201 Sample uses process hollowing technique 77->201 203 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 77->203 91 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\x.vbs, ASCII 80->91 dropped 87 conhost.exe 80->87         started        89 conhost.exe 85->89         started        signatures24 process25
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ab96b93e8058eb25d541928c48e38476be25aa308f3e340559db0f03c1caa93c/
Threat name:
Win32.Spyware.AveMaria
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-11-10 11:22:25 UTC
AV detection:
27 of 29 (93.10%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vollspualdvslvkbskgery4eo27clkrqr47dibkz3mhqhqokve6a._file
Verdict:
suspicious
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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/201110-3dr4cpdhg2/
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
Warzone RAT Payload
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer
WarzoneRat, AveMaria
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ab96b93e8058eb25d541928c48e38476be25aa308f3e340559db0f03c1caa93c
MD5 hash:
d88a674da608aa6e73874954ed9d8a3a
SHA1 hash:
2f8afedd8dc53d78174a96e9513bb1a34acfcff6
Detections:
win_ave_maria_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/a70d7c05-671a-427e-b46e-9875ac78dfbd/
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YARA Signatures

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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

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