Ave Maria

Internal ID: win.ave_maria

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Information stealer which uses AutoIT for wrapping.

Threat Analysis

Ave Maria is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.

External References

→http://blog.morphisec.com/threat-alert-ave-maria-infostealer-on-the-rise-with-new-stealthier-delivery

→https://0xmrmagnezi.github.io/malware%20analysis/AveMaria/

→https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/36629/

→https://blog.cyber5w.com/analyzing-macro-enabled-office-documents

→https://blog.morphisec.com/syk-crypter-discord

→https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2020/09/salfram-robbing-place-without-removing.html

→https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2020/12/2020-year-in-malware.html

→https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2021/09/operation-armor-piercer.html

→https://blog.talosintelligence.com/attributing-yorotrooper/

→https://blog.team-cymru.com/2019/07/25/unmasking-ave_maria/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.ave_maria

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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