Analysis

  • max time kernel
    95s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    03-01-2025 06:22

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_6ac0b7b75f7e4c86355f00da75865130.exe

  • Size

    96KB

  • MD5

    6ac0b7b75f7e4c86355f00da75865130

  • SHA1

    c8d482a172edce21d1b5bed0a20a49d902254871

  • SHA256

    125b7afa01f85142fb17e8625b5531e0682f79d23e2130d26ef5a55857123dff

  • SHA512

    729320a0fce444be3078df1038f4bda9bceb7300aef145da2a8e3e7ed48312477defc8f64763ae6e209aeef44a08609da9f1e06fbb04aba45da8603e0af7d6f4

  • SSDEEP

    1536:/tg4im6ULpPlu7HrPjbWSa3ibO3VSXn0fGCqJISnidflaebCfZ:+4imLpPl0rju3s6SXn0+ChRfNW

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

pony

C2

http://splwiu.info:2013/pic/staff.php

http://slepoz.info:2013/pic/staff.php

Signatures

  • Pony family
  • Pony,Fareit

    Pony is a Remote Access Trojan application that steals information.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 3 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs

    Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

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

  • Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files 1 TTPs

    Steal credentials from unsecured files.

  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

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

  • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
  • outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6ac0b7b75f7e4c86355f00da75865130.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6ac0b7b75f7e4c86355f00da75865130.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Checks computer location settings
    • 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:1616
    • 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 06:26:00 /every:M,T,W,Th,F,S,Su cmd.exe "/c attrib -H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts && copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240639656aq C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y && attrib +H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5112
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
        at 06:26:00 /every:M,T,W,Th,F,S,Su cmd.exe "/c attrib -H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts && copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240639656aq C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y && attrib +H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"
        3⤵
        • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3612
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping -n 6 localhost && erase "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6ac0b7b75f7e4c86355f00da75865130.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3604
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping -n 6 localhost
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:5100

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • memory/1616-0-0x0000000000405000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    20KB

  • memory/1616-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/1616-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/1616-3-0x0000000000405000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    20KB

  • memory/1616-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/1616-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    156KB