Analysis

  • max time kernel
    73s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250314-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-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.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 4 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 3 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.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2436
    • 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%\240616656FdOh %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1272
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
        at 20:44:00 cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240616656FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5080
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 240616875 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy %TEMP%\240616656FdOh %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:3488
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 240616875 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240616656FdOh 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:3084
    • 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⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2232
      • 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:3544
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240616656FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y && attrib +H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /f
    1⤵
    • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5096
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240616656FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      PID:4520
    • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
      attrib +H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /f
      2⤵
      • Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:3096

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240616656FdOh

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    5d6101e933aed727c338916ae90aa7cd

    SHA1

    8d63692efbbcb7ab9c948234c32985f6edaafa82

    SHA256

    aa2afab0a97cd879fbb30ebd8883b18b3358339583bcb7cc5cf1da8c75de6aad

    SHA512

    5c9ab5692b86f80d2d420218927b4d8673b599a0ef89d6c419ab12aaa12dbc023cd2e356a2f7d8d6ec07b7ee3467bfe8c0db58202fb8a6ec1d04a929529af9d9

  • memory/2436-0-0x0000000000403000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    20KB

  • memory/2436-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    196KB

  • memory/2436-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    196KB

  • memory/2436-9-0x0000000000403000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    20KB

  • memory/2436-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    196KB

  • memory/2436-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    196KB