Analysis

  • max time kernel
    94s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    25-01-2025 09:27

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_2a429a37b17c8087ed11973050534c19.exe

  • Size

    79KB

  • MD5

    2a429a37b17c8087ed11973050534c19

  • SHA1

    ab547f3a6a8385afe02ad4f415409bcea3f9a12e

  • SHA256

    7530d81967deece28d1cbdd128031a87d3f3e7c2ca97a15d980b4358f5f9623a

  • SHA512

    85872ecfc33f8e343299f8e6bbe05733064154a3ee95ca6afa766e2b2624ce33873b281f8b5dec13e003d9af1cd95fb2d35da7df43b09919d1e6e75566c3ea73

  • SSDEEP

    1536:vLWA+/2KY1zWZMfz6CPv9QOmNBp0wv1GqodTx3NHS6IGx:AUkZMfzPv9Q5p0wFKTxUG

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

pony

C2

http://pglipik.ru:2346/pony/mac.php

http://pfixsel.ru:2346/pony/mac.php

Signatures

  • Pony family
  • Pony,Fareit

    Pony is a Remote Access Trojan application that steals information.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 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.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 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.

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2a429a37b17c8087ed11973050534c19.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2a429a37b17c8087ed11973050534c19.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4440
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c at 09:31:00 cmd.exe /c copy %TEMP%\241193609FdOh %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y && rename %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts hosts.sys
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3492
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
        at 09:31:00 cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\241193609FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:992
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 241193843 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy %TEMP%\241193609FdOh %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y && attrib +H %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /f
      2⤵
      • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1316
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 241193843 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\241193609FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y && attrib +H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /f
        3⤵
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2908

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • memory/4440-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    172KB

  • memory/4440-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    172KB

  • memory/4440-1-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000402000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4440-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    172KB

  • memory/4440-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    172KB

  • memory/4440-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    172KB

  • memory/4440-6-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000402000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4440-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    172KB