Analysis

  • max time kernel
    134s
  • max time network
    90s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20241010-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    29/03/2025, 17:34

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_8de51b71c0726105d3344f1a7e900610.exe

  • Size

    81KB

  • MD5

    8de51b71c0726105d3344f1a7e900610

  • SHA1

    98071fc6b0272ac7270990ccfde22ec06e7ff93d

  • SHA256

    0edb9b20ce2bf4d937a56de8d9b1050f386a008b09c54e67b73dc5388c03c694

  • SHA512

    457a25c3786e70d8c677b2877aed3b4a6d532ea02b9be3ab7c489ae0d0967c8726f871ed238f75ca7961a44bbe0138b46fbc8ed6b1509fa35c064f0d47ca052e

  • SSDEEP

    1536:2eiGHzR1Hbg3qAteHCOYV4jD4QgbAS6kNmdtS3PRrWBfDsMUpCeS6tH:fzR1H0MDOj6amdM3oB7sMIS

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

pony

C2

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

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

Signatures

  • Pony family
  • Pony,Fareit

    Pony is a Remote Access Trojan application that steals information.

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 3 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • 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 7 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.

  • Modifies registry class 5 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 29 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8de51b71c0726105d3344f1a7e900610.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8de51b71c0726105d3344f1a7e900610.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2600
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c copy %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.sam /Y && at 20:44:00 cmd.exe /c copy %TEMP%\259559408FdOh %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2144
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
        at 20:44:00 cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\259559408FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2788
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 259559611 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy %TEMP%\259559408FdOh %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:668
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 259559611 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\259559408FdOh 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:2828
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping -n 10 127.0.0.1 > NUL && del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8de51b71c0726105d3344f1a7e900610.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3000
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping -n 10 127.0.0.1
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:976
  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe
    1⤵
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    PID:2888
  • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
    C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x594
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2676

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • memory/2600-0-0x0000000000403000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    20KB

  • memory/2600-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    196KB

  • memory/2600-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    196KB

  • memory/2600-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    196KB

  • memory/2600-7-0x0000000000403000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    20KB

  • memory/2600-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    196KB

  • memory/2888-20-0x0000000003CB0000-0x0000000003CC0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB