pony | ecdb1d03ac1ff9d87ae8ee41f58f995ef91d7baa6ff5c73db398442341a74940

Analysis

max time kernel
122s
max time network
122s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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14-12-2024 14:23

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General

Target

ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

97KB
MD5

ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1
SHA1

a730a4a38fa6c4a1c5b42aa3dbfc91e5f169b172
SHA256

ecdb1d03ac1ff9d87ae8ee41f58f995ef91d7baa6ff5c73db398442341a74940
SHA512

ebf9164a8a0c6aa2edfa17a8f4ce62835e75fdae84f22c22d326b38e83bec53e0df91cc887d0d436704741792c85ba4168b3566ab76e935a475e111d6be2acc8
SSDEEP

3072:OXvuD2BTruA85DUn8/TdHUsXwD+mjY1P4:OX2iuxw8bwymjv

Score

10^/10

pony credential_access defense_evasion discovery persistence rat spyware stealer upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

pony

http://hesdoc.info:9135/pic/fly.php

Signatures

Pony family
pony
Pony,Fareit
Pony is a Remote Access Trojan application that steals information.
rat spyware stealer pony

Drops file in Drivers directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.sys	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.sam	cmd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.sam	cmd.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2696	cmd.exe

Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs
Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files 1 TTPs
Steal credentials from unsecured files.
credential_access stealer

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3063565911-2056067323-3330884624-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\42 = "cmd.exe /c copy C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\259466915aq C:\\Windows\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts /Y && attrib +H C:\\Windows\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts"	reg.exe

Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
discovery

Query Registry
T1012

Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

defense_evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
2676	reg.exe
2820	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 276 set thread context of 2520	276	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	31

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2520-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2520-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2520-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2520-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2520-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2520-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2520-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2520-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2520-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2520-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 32 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 276 wrote to memory of 2520	276	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 276 wrote to memory of 2520	276	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 276 wrote to memory of 2520	276	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 276 wrote to memory of 2520	276	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 276 wrote to memory of 2520	276	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 276 wrote to memory of 2520	276	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 276 wrote to memory of 2520	276	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 276 wrote to memory of 2520	276	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 2812	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe	32
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 2812	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe	32
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 2812	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe	32
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 2812	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe	32
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 2820	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe	33
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 2820	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe	33
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 2820	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe	33
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 2820	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe	33
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 2696	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe	35
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 2696	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe	35
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 2696	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe	35
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 2696	2520	ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe	35
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2676	2820	cmd.exe	39
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2676	2820	cmd.exe	39
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2676	2820	cmd.exe	39
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2676	2820	cmd.exe	39
PID 2812 wrote to memory of 2608	2812	cmd.exe	38
PID 2812 wrote to memory of 2608	2812	cmd.exe	38
PID 2812 wrote to memory of 2608	2812	cmd.exe	38
PID 2812 wrote to memory of 2608	2812	cmd.exe	38

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:276
- \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe
  "c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Drivers directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2520
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c copy "C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" "C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.sam" /Y && at 14:27:00 cmd.exe /c copy "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\259466915aq" "C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" /Y
    3⤵
    - Drops file in Drivers directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2812
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
      at 14:27:00 cmd.exe /c copy "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\259466915aq" "C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" /Y
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2608
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 42 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\259466915aq C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y && attrib +H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" /f
    3⤵
    - Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2820
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 42 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\259466915aq C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y && attrib +H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" /f
      4⤵
      Adds Run key to start application
      Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2676
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\259466946.bat" "c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ef32ace0a9564c845503cdcaef6192a1_jaffacakes118.exe" "
    3⤵
    - Deletes itself
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2696

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\259466946.bat

Filesize
94B

MD5
3880eeb1c736d853eb13b44898b718ab

SHA1
4eec9d50360cd815211e3c4e6bdd08271b6ec8e6

SHA256
936d9411d5226b7c5a150ecaf422987590a8870c8e095e1caa072273041a86e7

SHA512
3eaa3dddd7a11942e75acd44208fbe3d3ff8f4006951cd970fb9ab748c160739409803450d28037e577443504707fc310c634e9dc54d0c25e8cfe6094f017c6b

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memory/2520-6-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2520-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2520-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2520-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2520-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2520-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2520-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2520-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2520-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2520-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2520-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2520-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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