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AveMariaRAT


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: afae3d71c6be6c7f4c283e850fcd44d15ea4a7101376495a35a79f92b800f181
SHA3-384 hash: b38733a99795d5cc0c4c72149fa6d1883ea52f1f517e2e7e99d77d01bc14d44c8d593b797db79bd10557dde779fa44be
SHA1 hash: 87a043559b4f78f8da4a9c7b0229b430e643428f
MD5 hash: 52b7a21ddf620cffa9ded925315c2502
humanhash: chicken-mexico-eight-grey
File name:afae3d71c6be6c7f4c283e850fcd44d15ea4a7101376495a35a79f92b800f181
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Signature AveMariaRAT
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File size:2'992'337 bytes
First seen:2020-11-10 11:29:05 UTC
Last seen:2024-07-24 20:19:47 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:FCu7A3mZZcVKfIxTiEVc847flVC6faaQDbGV6eH81k6IbGD2JTu0GoZQDbGV6eH2:FCu7A3mw4gxeOw46fUbNecCCFbNecx
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TLSH BED5C0D16B2BA4D3E72A657100CFA7119094F93E9700A79B2F2335D2E8933D7968634F
Reporter seifreed
Tags:AveMariaRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
56
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/529249
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
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: 313722 Sample: M6VLxvd1Bw Startdate: 11/11/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 137 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->137 139 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->139 141 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->141 143 6 other signatures 2->143 13 M6VLxvd1Bw.exe 2->13         started        16 wscript.exe 2->16         started        18 svchost.exe 1 2->18         started        process3 signatures4 207 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 13->207 209 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 13->209 211 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 13->211 213 3 other signatures 13->213 20 M6VLxvd1Bw.exe 1 51 13->20         started        23 cmd.exe 2 13->23         started        25 StikyNot.exe 16->25         started        process5 signatures6 163 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 20->163 165 Writes to foreign memory regions 20->165 167 Allocates memory in foreign processes 20->167 169 Sample is not signed and drops a device driver 20->169 27 M6VLxvd1Bw.exe 1 3 20->27         started        31 diskperf.exe 5 20->31         started        171 Command shell drops VBS files 23->171 173 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 23->173 33 conhost.exe 23->33         started        175 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 25->175 177 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 25->177 process7 file8 109 C:\Windows\System\explorer.exe, PE32 27->109 dropped 203 Installs a global keyboard hook 27->203 35 explorer.exe 27->35         started        111 C:\Users\user\...\Disk.sys:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 31->111 dropped 113 C:\Users\...\SyncHost.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 31->113 dropped 115 C:\Users\...\StikyNot.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 31->115 dropped 38 StikyNot.exe 31->38         started        40 StikyNot.exe 33->40         started        42 cmd.exe 33->42         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 145 Antivirus detection for dropped file 35->145 147 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 35->147 149 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 35->149 161 2 other signatures 35->161 44 explorer.exe 47 35->44         started        48 cmd.exe 1 35->48         started        151 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 38->151 153 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 38->153 155 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 38->155 50 StikyNot.exe 46 38->50         started        52 cmd.exe 1 38->52         started        157 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 40->157 159 Sample uses process hollowing technique 40->159 54 conhost.exe 42->54         started        process12 file13 117 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Disk.sys, PE32 44->117 dropped 119 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\SyncHost.exe, PE32 44->119 dropped 215 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 44->215 217 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 44->217 219 Writes to foreign memory regions 44->219 56 explorer.exe 3 17 44->56         started        61 diskperf.exe 44->61         started        63 conhost.exe 48->63         started        221 Allocates memory in foreign processes 50->221 223 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 50->223 65 StikyNot.exe 50->65         started        67 diskperf.exe 50->67         started        69 conhost.exe 52->69         started        signatures14 process15 dnsIp16 121 vccmd03.googlecode.com 56->121 123 vccmd02.googlecode.com 56->123 125 5 other IPs or domains 56->125 101 C:\Windows\System\spoolsv.exe, PE32 56->101 dropped 103 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\mrsys.exe, PE32 56->103 dropped 195 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 56->195 197 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 56->197 199 Installs a global keyboard hook 56->199 71 spoolsv.exe 56->71         started        74 spoolsv.exe 56->74         started        76 spoolsv.exe 56->76         started        105 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\StikyNot.exe, PE32 61->105 dropped 201 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 65->201 78 explorer.exe 65->78         started        file17 signatures18 process19 signatures20 179 Antivirus detection for dropped file 71->179 181 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 71->181 183 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 71->183 193 2 other signatures 71->193 80 spoolsv.exe 71->80         started        83 cmd.exe 71->83         started        185 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 74->185 187 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 74->187 189 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 74->189 85 spoolsv.exe 74->85         started        87 cmd.exe 74->87         started        191 Sample uses process hollowing technique 78->191 89 cmd.exe 78->89         started        process21 file22 127 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 80->127 129 Writes to foreign memory regions 80->129 131 Allocates memory in foreign processes 80->131 92 spoolsv.exe 80->92         started        95 diskperf.exe 80->95         started        97 conhost.exe 83->97         started        133 Sample uses process hollowing technique 85->133 135 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 85->135 99 conhost.exe 87->99         started        107 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\x.vbs, ASCII 89->107 dropped signatures23 process24 signatures25 205 Installs a global keyboard hook 92->205
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/afae3d71c6be6c7f4c283e850fcd44d15ea4a7101376495a35a79f92b800f181/
Threat name:
Win32.Spyware.AveMaria
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-11-11 00:02:29 UTC
AV detection:
27 of 29 (93.10%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=v6xd24ogxzwh6tbih2cq7tke2fpkjjyqcn3eswrvu6pzfoaa6gaq._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/201110-8zhyt1blpe/
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:
afae3d71c6be6c7f4c283e850fcd44d15ea4a7101376495a35a79f92b800f181
MD5 hash:
52b7a21ddf620cffa9ded925315c2502
SHA1 hash:
87a043559b4f78f8da4a9c7b0229b430e643428f
Detections:
win_ave_maria_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/b6422b2a-a858-47eb-9386-5d8d040b69b2/
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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Email_stealer_bin_mem
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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
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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Description:UAC bypass in files like avemaria

File information

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