Analysis

  • max time kernel
    93s
  • max time network
    144s
  • 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 10:32

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_2ac2e3fb9d3a37c5d7772d6f059513f9.exe

  • Size

    81KB

  • MD5

    2ac2e3fb9d3a37c5d7772d6f059513f9

  • SHA1

    3c59219883558253cf770e6ef9cd4ec4de268541

  • SHA256

    17aeef08329fe7e738f3f112e770f24ef6448dac14a2dd3d6662e3f9bba2252d

  • SHA512

    1c52fe5d599e4c3dde320b766f2b45115711cdb09e9479e828c376e87870af8e228f84541b485492dcdb96be439af6d2eafe0e2e4aa47e7b5e9de759ce637585

  • SSDEEP

    1536:1dXaWjnbFRqLZRBm7ND/akAGEk4R/K+9cQxaWlU8dj:PaKbSlq7AkAGf4RiSD5ddj

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

pony

C2

http://salips.info:2346/pony/mac.php

http://i5stat.info: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 6 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 15 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2ac2e3fb9d3a37c5d7772d6f059513f9.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2ac2e3fb9d3a37c5d7772d6f059513f9.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:1912
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c at 10:36:00 cmd.exe /c copy %TEMP%\240665171FdOh %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:980
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
        at 10:36:00 cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240665171FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4364
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 240665437 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy %TEMP%\240665171FdOh %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:4440
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 240665437 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240665171FdOh 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:4940
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abcd.bat" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2ac2e3fb9d3a37c5d7772d6f059513f9.exe" "
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2228

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abcd.bat

    Filesize

    75B

    MD5

    0849cfe65b98ba5fcd9a9ec61a671d09

    SHA1

    9d0ccb383c32b1bc07fd9064b9324a18e1276902

    SHA256

    44f6a1e48081deccfb61075e585bcb36c6d8e8feeb6ebae50bab41677822c643

    SHA512

    afdeda8122b4cefcf7549018c40d3142985e88a6d8f13eb58e9a59aa312b73608123de5f9feebc2ce25b6ec215d23c324b9f3a9a0e97041d67d863a25e15e57a

  • memory/1912-0-0x0000000000403000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    20KB

  • memory/1912-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB

  • memory/1912-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB

  • memory/1912-3-0x0000000000403000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    20KB

  • memory/1912-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB

  • memory/1912-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB