General

  • Target

    96636e5bcd4cd79a7f594c4ce1a95270b0892f7b53ad0eae8221e50c02e98aaa

  • Size

    315KB

  • Sample

    221125-h87mfaec9x

  • MD5

    da86ebc58406c0e5f462e5a1ae16f861

  • SHA1

    c4f437cff14b052b0deb707887ea09c9e68383f6

  • SHA256

    96636e5bcd4cd79a7f594c4ce1a95270b0892f7b53ad0eae8221e50c02e98aaa

  • SHA512

    523e542dffa2dca34dff8b85beb4554250539f31f20e345308945f10b7aa1a0f4104da3604b1529ffe745ad672e57456d2651f47a37c8ac5c4cda3d35ccaf2fd

  • SSDEEP

    6144:unNXtwg3rsWNqvXuQCocAUpZxlAbtaoiOlUd9USANf/0BqcpzrzR0/+LM7dL+M:und3rsWNqBCocAUvxyagNXUqclZ0/iQj

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

pony

C2

http://ghoesi.tk/scala/gate.php

Targets

    • Target

      96636e5bcd4cd79a7f594c4ce1a95270b0892f7b53ad0eae8221e50c02e98aaa

    • Size

      315KB

    • MD5

      da86ebc58406c0e5f462e5a1ae16f861

    • SHA1

      c4f437cff14b052b0deb707887ea09c9e68383f6

    • SHA256

      96636e5bcd4cd79a7f594c4ce1a95270b0892f7b53ad0eae8221e50c02e98aaa

    • SHA512

      523e542dffa2dca34dff8b85beb4554250539f31f20e345308945f10b7aa1a0f4104da3604b1529ffe745ad672e57456d2651f47a37c8ac5c4cda3d35ccaf2fd

    • SSDEEP

      6144:unNXtwg3rsWNqvXuQCocAUpZxlAbtaoiOlUd9USANf/0BqcpzrzR0/+LM7dL+M:und3rsWNqBCocAUvxyagNXUqclZ0/iQj

    • Pony,Fareit

      Pony is a Remote Access Trojan application that steals information.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Sets file to hidden

      Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads data files stored by FTP clients

      Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts

    • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks installed software on the system

      Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Hidden Files and Directories

2
T1158

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Defense Evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

2
T1158

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

2
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

2
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Collection

Data from Local System

2
T1005

Email Collection

2
T1114

Tasks