pony | 66211dab21298bede1eb48d4f5d179a79f41da7975e6d074bdf8939ebd8aed51

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
152s
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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04-01-2025 09:50

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe
Size

399KB
MD5

7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0
SHA1

02bb84c958e14e8cca84ec3d34bdbdf4ec9ffa12
SHA256

66211dab21298bede1eb48d4f5d179a79f41da7975e6d074bdf8939ebd8aed51
SHA512

3092f825e49a377aae3a9a62e025dffa946b61db5be60206e4f988f88f9fa2116254409df15141133095ab7f7c32453dfa7b5e0aefa0d4fd809a6fd98ba3ffe5
SSDEEP

3072:JxOL5kPHGE/hxOyVzfT0W99vbn6IBwuSaxuXjyXbezyglZWcqfC4E6DNFr+NEPPn:ZOytbtXbHCuSSyyXbez3HwfK6DN1nP

Score

10^/10

pony collection credential_access discovery persistence rat spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

pony

http://btint.net16.net/html/gate.php

Signatures

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\FolderName\\filez.exe"	reg.exe

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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5116	svhost.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

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\OMI Account Manager\Accounts	svhost.exe

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook	svhost.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

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3040 set thread context of 5116	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	88

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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svhost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	timeout.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs

evasion

pid	Process
1996	timeout.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs

pid	Process
3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe
3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe
3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe
3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe
3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe
3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe
3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 49 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	5116	svhost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 3660	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	83
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 3660	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	83
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 3660	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	83
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4232	3660	cmd.exe	85
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4232	3660	cmd.exe	85
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4232	3660	cmd.exe	85
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 3412	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	86
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 3412	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	86
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 3412	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	86
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 5116	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	88
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 5116	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	88
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 5116	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	88
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 5116	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	88
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 5116	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	88
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 5116	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	88
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 5116	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	88
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 5116	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	88
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2964	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	89
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2964	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	89
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2964	3040	JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe	89
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 1996	2964	cmd.exe	91
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 1996	2964	cmd.exe	91
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 1996	2964	cmd.exe	91

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook	svhost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_7903d9742f8bc2e2f32875177c0995d0.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3040
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "cmd.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3660
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderName\filez.exe" /f
    3⤵
    - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4232
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "cmd.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3412
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
  - Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - outlook_win_path
  PID:5116
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderName\filez.exe.bat
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2964
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
    timeout /t 300
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:1996

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Defense Evasion

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 Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Email Collection

T1114

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderName\filez.exe.bat

Filesize
208B

MD5
bded68c2dbd4d3c7bc1d1c18d7345489

SHA1
396eff75a0e1673b8a029ca5eff072cc21a3a4f7

SHA256
7f47cca99cb08fd12079e2a6da75db340c5abf8c8e9b8353f839b871303fcfbf

SHA512
e8d81901ccc3daebf3f0fabfec9d6e7a1d92e46c91c356fee7af54db4fef237393439bfd28f5be3cee7f156e7b437812974689b6ba7849175d2c09b244934aba

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe

Filesize
52KB

MD5
a64daca3cfbcd039df3ec29d3eddd001

SHA1
eee8b2573f71e8d5c3ee7e53af3e6772e090d0f3

SHA256
403752009f29381d5e4036b8be94589c89188f9ce8ef5f86959eaaada019ed36

SHA512
b6fe2d0ae3fcd4442579ecf10d498d61e0f042813c8fc4be8019da77d849cfcf0b168507139a1b5697227c272de9091788f8e03cf1ce13d5b5077568cfa6a479

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memory/3040-0-0x0000000075562000-0x0000000075563000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3040-1-0x0000000075560000-0x0000000075B11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3040-2-0x0000000075560000-0x0000000075B11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3040-17-0x0000000075560000-0x0000000075B11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/5116-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp

Filesize
100KB

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memory/5116-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp

Filesize
100KB

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