pony | e720cfc376f2fbfddd818bc907038a3a9246aedc08fc92a866b0fc4e9e186498

Analysis

max time kernel
94s
max time network
149s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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General

Target

f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

112KB
MD5

f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83
SHA1

9687da5e942c82321eedcdf829613d7a59164c45
SHA256

e720cfc376f2fbfddd818bc907038a3a9246aedc08fc92a866b0fc4e9e186498
SHA512

eb8c1475526b64b3fd75cf204ad8780ab7923b32adae7c75efe39d61c842e2878ed1488e6a97c9ee94e9cc2a816cec2df761614125fc7b991276bb2df6428cda
SSDEEP

1536:F7XGnNa7IodZuIe8GugLa+AtTrcC42/ljWpwNklkLHT2jCgW9XQfNjU:FDGQHFsaV3ljD3HT2EYNo

Score

10^/10

pony collection credential_access defense_evasion discovery persistence rat spyware stealer upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

pony

http://ozonehost.co.uk/gate.php

Signatures

Pony family
pony
Pony,Fareit
Pony is a Remote Access Trojan application that steals information.
rat spyware stealer pony
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files 1 TTPs
Steal credentials from unsecured files.
credential_access stealer

Credentials In Files
T1552.001
Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\OMI Account Manager\Accounts	vbc.exe

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook	vbc.exe

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-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\mdrCkj = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Pony\\tfHdpE.exe"	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2380 set thread context of 404	2380	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe	83

UPX packed file 4 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/404-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/404-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/404-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/404-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	upx

Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

When files are downloaded from the Internet, they are tagged with a hidden NTFS Alternate Data Stream (ADS) named Zone.Identifier with a specific value known as the MOTW.

defense_evasion

SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking

T1553.003

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Pony\tfHdpE.exe:ZONE.identifier	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vbc.exe

NTFS ADS 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Pony\tfHdpE.exe:ZONE.identifier	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 49 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2380	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	404	vbc.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	404	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 404	2380	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 404	2380	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 404	2380	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 404	2380	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 404	2380	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 404	2380	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 404	2380	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 404	2380	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 3568	2380	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 3568	2380	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 3568	2380	f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 404 wrote to memory of 836	404	vbc.exe	86
PID 404 wrote to memory of 836	404	vbc.exe	86
PID 404 wrote to memory of 836	404	vbc.exe	86

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook	vbc.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f042c3d91cb5dfc15af65b34b8aabf83_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2380
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
  C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
  2⤵
  - Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
  - Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - outlook_win_path
  PID:404
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240616343.bat" "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe" "
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:836
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "cmd"
  2⤵
  - Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - NTFS ADS
  PID:3568

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

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

Modify Registry

T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

T1553

SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking

T1553.003

Credential Access

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Email Collection

T1114

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240616343.bat

Filesize
94B

MD5
3880eeb1c736d853eb13b44898b718ab

SHA1
4eec9d50360cd815211e3c4e6bdd08271b6ec8e6

SHA256
936d9411d5226b7c5a150ecaf422987590a8870c8e095e1caa072273041a86e7

SHA512
3eaa3dddd7a11942e75acd44208fbe3d3ff8f4006951cd970fb9ab748c160739409803450d28037e577443504707fc310c634e9dc54d0c25e8cfe6094f017c6b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Pony\tfHdpE.exe:ZONE.identifier

Filesize
27B

MD5
130a75a932a2fe57bfea6a65b88da8f6

SHA1
b66d7530d150d45c0a390bb3c2cd4ca4fc404d1c

SHA256
f2b79cae559d6772afc1c2ed9468988178f8b6833d5028a15dea73ce47d0196e

SHA512
6cd147c6f3af95803b7b0898e97ec2ed374c1f56a487b50e3d22003a67cec26a6fa12a3920b1b5624bde156f9601469ae3c7b7354fa8cf37be76c84121767eed

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memory/404-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/404-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/404-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/404-17-0x0000000000470000-0x0000000000539000-memory.dmp

Filesize
804KB

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memory/404-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2380-0-0x0000000075142000-0x0000000075143000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2380-1-0x0000000075140000-0x00000000756F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2380-2-0x0000000075140000-0x00000000756F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2380-11-0x0000000001600000-0x0000000001610000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2380-13-0x0000000075140000-0x00000000756F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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