pony | ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f

Analysis

max time kernel
21s
max time network
17s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
09/01/2025, 19:12

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General

Target

ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

f259c914676989356e6562575a4f30fd
SHA1

4284e94c5fa900f9ee43faeccba4dd04ab31e563
SHA256

ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f
SHA512

5642069d65e67ce219d4dc01a0065fbb65c1b119e38f4eadb22f93fb60028546300c3d560929a4d329065fa9dc0ec3a0811a9f232e66e5575f21624c0dd466f1
SSDEEP

24576:iu6J33O0c+JY5UZ+XC0kGsoTGcjr1I1lOq6sb8hTH7NWYL:Eu0c++OCvkGsEGcjr1i6skHUYL

Score

10^/10

pony collection credential_access discovery rat spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

pony

http://185.79.156.18/bit/03/gate.php

Signatures

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

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2756	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

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1488793075-819845221-1497111674-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\OMI Account Manager\Accounts	RegAsm.exe

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1488793075-819845221-1497111674-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook	RegAsm.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

AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2372-0-0x0000000001010000-0x0000000001138000-memory.dmp	autoit_exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2372 set thread context of 2984	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	30

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 5 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	RegAsm.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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs

evasion

pid	Process
2836	timeout.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 32 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	2984	RegAsm.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe
2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe
2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe
2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe
2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2984	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2984	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2984	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2984	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2984	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2984	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2984	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2984	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2984	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2756	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	31
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2756	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	31
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2756	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	31
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2756	2372	ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe	31
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2836	2756	cmd.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2836	2756	cmd.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2836	2756	cmd.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2836	2756	cmd.exe	33
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2868	2984	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2868	2984	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2868	2984	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2868	2984	RegAsm.exe	34

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1488793075-819845221-1497111674-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook	RegAsm.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2372
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.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:2984
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\259429631.bat" "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe" "
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2868
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c TimeOut 1 & Del /F "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ac79b08da1f933d16143a03183f32712304f53872c04d65843a8a52ababf207f.exe"
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2756
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
    TimeOut 1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:2836

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

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

Email Collection

T1114

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\259429631.bat

Filesize
94B

MD5
3880eeb1c736d853eb13b44898b718ab

SHA1
4eec9d50360cd815211e3c4e6bdd08271b6ec8e6

SHA256
936d9411d5226b7c5a150ecaf422987590a8870c8e095e1caa072273041a86e7

SHA512
3eaa3dddd7a11942e75acd44208fbe3d3ff8f4006951cd970fb9ab748c160739409803450d28037e577443504707fc310c634e9dc54d0c25e8cfe6094f017c6b

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memory/2372-0-0x0000000001010000-0x0000000001138000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2372-3-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2984-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp

Filesize
100KB

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memory/2984-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp

Filesize
100KB

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memory/2984-9-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2984-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp

Filesize
100KB

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memory/2984-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp

Filesize
100KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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