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AveMariaRAT


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: b176296edd28adad1fd0405057380c6e999d033e40efee07e164ed1549ca1118
SHA3-384 hash: 5373afb4389571b8d3324878a45f72f3c4480236b3a5d3f7e7cd9d661b42a939d5155dce0756163cb9c0dcb969ddf85b
SHA1 hash: 2c14a3c5b251299343cad2b57111e4c1958566cd
MD5 hash: 19ee7a5c7cf15c218d29886896d69ea2
humanhash: lake-spring-magazine-winter
File name:b176296edd28adad1fd0405057380c6e999d033e40efee07e164ed1549ca1118
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Signature AveMariaRAT
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File size:3'015'339 bytes
First seen:2020-11-13 16:05:10 UTC
Last seen:2024-07-24 20:28:30 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 676f4bc1db7fb9f072b157186a10179e (1'400 x AveMariaRAT, 37 x Riskware.Generic, 2 x njrat)
ssdeep 24576:4Ao7A3mZZcVKfIxTiEVc847flVC6faaQDbGV6eH81k6IbGD2JTu0GoZQDbGV6eHp:4Ao7A3mw4gxeOw46fUbNecCCFbNecu
Threatray 4'209 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH 53D5BFD3B623005FE71360F2B04F994154A4AC369301EA6F2F3AEDB955971E261A3F4E
Reporter seifreed
Tags:AveMariaRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
63
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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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
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
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/534610
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
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
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: 316405 Sample: 0JZiY3ILE1 Startdate: 14/11/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 141 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->141 143 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->143 145 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->145 147 6 other signatures 2->147 13 0JZiY3ILE1.exe 2->13         started        16 wscript.exe 1 2->16         started        18 wscript.exe 2->18         started        process3 signatures4 217 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 13->217 219 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 13->219 221 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 13->221 223 4 other signatures 13->223 20 0JZiY3ILE1.exe 1 51 13->20         started        23 cmd.exe 2 13->23         started        25 StikyNot.exe 16->25         started        process5 signatures6 155 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 20->155 157 Writes to foreign memory regions 20->157 159 Allocates memory in foreign processes 20->159 161 Sample is not signed and drops a device driver 20->161 27 0JZiY3ILE1.exe 1 3 20->27         started        31 diskperf.exe 5 20->31         started        163 Command shell drops VBS files 23->163 165 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 23->165 33 conhost.exe 23->33         started        167 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 25->167 169 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 25->169 35 StikyNot.exe 25->35         started        37 cmd.exe 25->37         started        process7 file8 107 C:\Windows\System\explorer.exe, PE32 27->107 dropped 203 Installs a global keyboard hook 27->203 39 explorer.exe 27->39         started        109 C:\Users\user\...\Disk.sys:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 31->109 dropped 111 C:\Users\...\SyncHost.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 31->111 dropped 113 C:\Users\...\StikyNot.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 31->113 dropped 42 StikyNot.exe 31->42         started        205 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 35->205 207 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 35->207 44 StikyNot.exe 35->44         started        46 conhost.exe 37->46         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 171 Antivirus detection for dropped file 39->171 173 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 39->173 175 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 39->175 185 3 other signatures 39->185 48 explorer.exe 47 39->48         started        52 cmd.exe 1 39->52         started        177 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 42->177 179 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 42->179 181 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 42->181 54 StikyNot.exe 46 42->54         started        56 cmd.exe 1 42->56         started        183 Installs a global keyboard hook 44->183 process12 file13 103 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Disk.sys, PE32 48->103 dropped 105 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\SyncHost.exe, PE32 48->105 dropped 131 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 48->131 133 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 48->133 135 Writes to foreign memory regions 48->135 58 explorer.exe 3 17 48->58         started        63 diskperf.exe 48->63         started        65 conhost.exe 52->65         started        137 Allocates memory in foreign processes 54->137 139 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 54->139 67 StikyNot.exe 54->67         started        69 diskperf.exe 54->69         started        71 conhost.exe 56->71         started        signatures14 process15 dnsIp16 123 vccmd03.googlecode.com 58->123 125 vccmd02.googlecode.com 58->125 129 4 other IPs or domains 58->129 115 C:\Windows\System\spoolsv.exe, PE32 58->115 dropped 117 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\mrsys.exe, PE32 58->117 dropped 209 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 58->209 211 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 58->211 213 Installs a global keyboard hook 58->213 73 spoolsv.exe 58->73         started        76 spoolsv.exe 58->76         started        78 spoolsv.exe 58->78         started        119 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\StikyNot.exe, PE32 63->119 dropped 127 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 67->127 215 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 67->215 80 explorer.exe 67->80         started        file17 signatures18 process19 signatures20 187 Antivirus detection for dropped file 73->187 189 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 73->189 191 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 73->191 193 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 73->193 82 spoolsv.exe 73->82         started        85 cmd.exe 73->85         started        195 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 76->195 197 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 76->197 199 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 76->199 87 spoolsv.exe 76->87         started        89 cmd.exe 76->89         started        201 Sample uses process hollowing technique 78->201 91 cmd.exe 78->91         started        process21 file22 149 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 82->149 151 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 82->151 94 spoolsv.exe 82->94         started        97 conhost.exe 85->97         started        153 Sample uses process hollowing technique 87->153 99 conhost.exe 89->99         started        121 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\x.vbs, ASCII 91->121 dropped 101 conhost.exe 91->101         started        signatures23 process24 signatures25 225 Installs a global keyboard hook 94->225
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/b176296edd28adad1fd0405057380c6e999d033e40efee07e164ed1549ca1118/
Threat name:
Win32.Spyware.AveMaria
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-11-13 16:17:41 UTC
AV detection:
27 of 29 (93.10%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=wf3cs3w5fcw22h6qibifooamn2mz2az6idx64b7bmtwrksokcema._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
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/201113-py38pk1a8e/
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:
b176296edd28adad1fd0405057380c6e999d033e40efee07e164ed1549ca1118
MD5 hash:
19ee7a5c7cf15c218d29886896d69ea2
SHA1 hash:
2c14a3c5b251299343cad2b57111e4c1958566cd
Detections:
win_ave_maria_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/d2dd8ca4-5682-4eee-9538-829913d491f3/
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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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