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AveMariaRAT


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: cec3aecff4e5bc341b1f05466843916a5ff33ef601e449384df69605864249aa
SHA3-384 hash: 4c9f65eb42203773fe8414133fc35b7e02bc3187fbadb620cd3537d63e00d38dfd1ed937266f7e44ff9dc6fe9191a8ae
SHA1 hash: e72819307d32592f48a7180a38be0abe6d7a8e2e
MD5 hash: bc9e5a832c8a0a18b450b5bb34f6c3aa
humanhash: william-nebraska-virginia-avocado
File name:cec3aecff4e5bc341b1f05466843916a5ff33ef601e449384df69605864249aa
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Signature AveMariaRAT
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File size:3'028'585 bytes
First seen:2021-02-28 07:25:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 676f4bc1db7fb9f072b157186a10179e (1'400 x AveMariaRAT, 37 x Riskware.Generic, 2 x njrat)
ssdeep 24576:7v97AXmZZcVKfIxTiEVc847flVC6faaQDbGV6eH81k6IbGD2JTu0GoZQDbGV6eHe:7v97AXmw4gxeOw46fUbNecCCFbNecx
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TLSH 6AE5AFD2B699008BE73675B1A20FD2138790BB79334467BB1F7768DD8CE34499283687
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:AveMariaRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
655
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
cec3aecff4e5bc341b1f05466843916a5ff33ef601e449384df69605864249aa
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2021-02-28 08:15:46 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/197d819c-351e-4dc6-b6cc-e69d96ae0ad4

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
WarzoneRAT
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/119966/
Detection(s):
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.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/620761
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
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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: 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: 359375 Sample: vx8pmzLFr5 Startdate: 28/02/2021 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 138 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->138 140 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->140 142 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->142 144 7 other signatures 2->144 12 vx8pmzLFr5.exe 2->12         started        15 wscript.exe 1 2->15         started        17 StikyNot.exe 2->17         started        19 7 other processes 2->19 process3 dnsIp4 202 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 12->202 204 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 12->204 206 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 12->206 214 3 other signatures 12->214 22 cmd.exe 2 12->22         started        25 vx8pmzLFr5.exe 1 51 12->25         started        28 vx8pmzLFr5.exe 15->28         started        208 Antivirus detection for dropped file 17->208 210 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 17->210 212 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 17->212 216 2 other signatures 17->216 30 StikyNot.exe 17->30         started        32 cmd.exe 17->32         started        108 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 19->108 signatures5 process6 file7 164 Command shell drops VBS files 22->164 166 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 22->166 34 conhost.exe 22->34         started        100 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\StikyNot.exe, PE32 25->100 dropped 102 C:\Users\user\...\Disk.sys:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 25->102 dropped 104 C:\Users\...\StikyNot.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 25->104 dropped 168 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 25->168 170 Sample is not signed and drops a device driver 25->170 172 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 25->172 36 vx8pmzLFr5.exe 1 3 25->36         started        41 diskperf.exe 25->41         started        174 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 28->174 43 vx8pmzLFr5.exe 46 28->43         started        45 cmd.exe 1 28->45         started        176 Sample uses process hollowing technique 30->176 106 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\x.vbs, ASCII 32->106 dropped 47 conhost.exe 32->47         started        signatures8 process9 dnsIp10 49 explorer.exe 47 34->49         started        53 cmd.exe 1 34->53         started        110 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 36->110 98 C:\Windows\System\explorer.exe, PE32 36->98 dropped 178 Installs a global keyboard hook 36->178 55 explorer.exe 36->55         started        180 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 43->180 182 Writes to foreign memory regions 43->182 184 Allocates memory in foreign processes 43->184 186 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 43->186 57 vx8pmzLFr5.exe 43->57         started        59 diskperf.exe 43->59         started        61 conhost.exe 45->61         started        file11 signatures12 process13 file14 94 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Disk.sys, PE32 49->94 dropped 96 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\SyncHost.exe, PE32 49->96 dropped 146 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 49->146 148 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 49->148 150 Writes to foreign memory regions 49->150 160 2 other signatures 49->160 63 explorer.exe 3 17 49->63         started        68 diskperf.exe 49->68         started        70 conhost.exe 53->70         started        152 Antivirus detection for dropped file 55->152 154 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 55->154 156 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 55->156 162 5 other signatures 55->162 158 Installs a global keyboard hook 57->158 72 explorer.exe 57->72         started        signatures15 process16 dnsIp17 112 vccmd03.googlecode.com 63->112 114 vccmd02.googlecode.com 63->114 116 4 other IPs or domains 63->116 90 C:\Windows\System\spoolsv.exe, PE32 63->90 dropped 92 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\mrsys.exe, PE32 63->92 dropped 118 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 63->118 120 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 63->120 122 Installs a global keyboard hook 63->122 74 spoolsv.exe 63->74         started        124 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check) 72->124 126 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 72->126 128 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 72->128 130 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 72->130 77 explorer.exe 72->77         started        79 cmd.exe 72->79         started        file18 signatures19 process20 signatures21 188 Antivirus detection for dropped file 74->188 190 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 74->190 192 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 74->192 200 2 other signatures 74->200 81 spoolsv.exe 74->81         started        84 cmd.exe 74->84         started        194 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 77->194 196 Sample uses process hollowing technique 77->196 198 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 77->198 86 conhost.exe 79->86         started        process22 signatures23 132 Spreads via windows shares (copies files to share folders) 81->132 134 Sample uses process hollowing technique 81->134 136 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 81->136 88 conhost.exe 84->88         started        process24
Detection:
avemaria
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/cec3aecff4e5bc341b1f05466843916a5ff33ef601e449384df69605864249aa/
Threat name:
Win32.Spyware.AveMaria
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-02-26 20:27:07 UTC
AV detection:
26 of 28 (92.86%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=z3b25t7u4w6digy7avdgqq4rnjp7gpxwahsesocn62lalbscjgva._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
avemaria
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Result
Malware family:
xmrig
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:warzonerat family:xmrig evasion infostealer miner persistence rat
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/210228-zrnwfy1wrx/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
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
xmrig
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
cec3aecff4e5bc341b1f05466843916a5ff33ef601e449384df69605864249aa
MD5 hash:
bc9e5a832c8a0a18b450b5bb34f6c3aa
SHA1 hash:
e72819307d32592f48a7180a38be0abe6d7a8e2e
Detections:
win_ave_maria_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/90317b51-3c87-4f56-bf31-9d8c5cdacb60/
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Kryptik
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/cec3aecff4e5bc341b1f05466843916a5ff33ef601e449384df69605864249aa

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:AveMaria
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies AveMaria aka WarZone RAT.
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:MALWARE_Win_AveMaria
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:AveMaria variant payload
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_WarzoneRAT
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects AveMaria/WarzoneRAT
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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Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/119966/

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