Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250313-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
29/03/2025, 18:02
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe
Resource
win7-20241023-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250313-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe
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Size
80KB
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MD5
8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e
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SHA1
a5979634d4fec771ba68806dd840378c140a8b2a
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SHA256
05065af2d4c16c65688a9efaa33c10fd9d36aa7fccf8b68621812db19456e4e6
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SHA512
2226a301343ccac1b05395e371006fdb2a1ad7419af5fb4f7bdd38427d0ec416a1e945f7174b8a73ff47e80079c18c59fa6977aaae2fe527a9f68473f0c9edee
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SSDEEP
1536:GGc5gq5nde3r4ZXsRe9Pbd0AwLOTYRdAKGmaeQe95DNSquOLcuer/E9kCA:GGc7cb41rtTYv+FevcfOLcuCwfA
Malware Config
Extracted
pony
http://klearcity.info:2346/pony/mac.php
http://slomtexs.info:2346/pony/mac.php
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payload_url
http://klearcity.info:2346/pony/view/kos.exe
Signatures
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Pony family
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Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\test JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts cmd.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1279544337-3716153908-718418795-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe -
Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs
Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.
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Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files 1 TTPs
Steal credentials from unsecured files.
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Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\240661609 = "cmd.exe /c copy C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\240661406FdOh C:\\Windows\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts /Y && attrib +H C:\\Windows\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts /f" reg.exe -
Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
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Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
pid Process 1772 cmd.exe 5256 reg.exe 2508 cmd.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5680-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042D000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5680-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042D000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5680-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042D000-memory.dmp upx -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language at.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5680 wrote to memory of 1272 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe 104 PID 5680 wrote to memory of 1272 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe 104 PID 5680 wrote to memory of 1272 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe 104 PID 5680 wrote to memory of 1772 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe 105 PID 5680 wrote to memory of 1772 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe 105 PID 5680 wrote to memory of 1772 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe 105 PID 5680 wrote to memory of 5444 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe 108 PID 5680 wrote to memory of 5444 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe 108 PID 5680 wrote to memory of 5444 5680 JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe 108 PID 1272 wrote to memory of 5316 1272 cmd.exe 110 PID 1272 wrote to memory of 5316 1272 cmd.exe 110 PID 1272 wrote to memory of 5316 1272 cmd.exe 110 PID 1772 wrote to memory of 5256 1772 cmd.exe 111 PID 1772 wrote to memory of 5256 1772 cmd.exe 111 PID 1772 wrote to memory of 5256 1772 cmd.exe 111 PID 2508 wrote to memory of 5112 2508 cmd.exe 114 PID 2508 wrote to memory of 5112 2508 cmd.exe 114 PID 2508 wrote to memory of 2464 2508 cmd.exe 115 PID 2508 wrote to memory of 2464 2508 cmd.exe 115 -
Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 2464 attrib.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.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:5680 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c at 22:58:00 cmd.exe /c copy %TEMP%\240661406FdOh %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y && rename %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts hosts.sys2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1272 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exeat 22:58:00 cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240661406FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5316
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 240661609 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy %TEMP%\240661406FdOh %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y && attrib +H %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /f2⤵
- Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exereg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 240661609 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240661406FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y && attrib +H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /f3⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5256
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abcd.bat" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8fee18f173182330b846e3072bfe525e.exe" "2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5444
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240661406FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y && attrib +H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /f1⤵
- Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.execmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240661406FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y2⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
PID:5112
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C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exeattrib +H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /f2⤵
- Views/modifies file attributes
PID:2464
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Defense Evasion
Hide Artifacts
2Hidden Files and Directories
2Modify Registry
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
3Credentials In Files
3Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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Filesize
1KB
MD5f07eda3bb5d0586dc6f8ed2ec1481cd0
SHA17573bcad6b021c64f512b4347045134a0165c9b8
SHA256133bf1ac67323a243566a2d6a2259962c451a819ea6c05f698e0e310ad3cbc37
SHA5121571c98b2beab05440dbc54ad2941be69a8cabf5d5d2da2d5202bfac1569e0be122590a99bad3a4df57fa7da0053200a087d927d13fdc8cc2aeeadf3dfed287b
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Filesize
75B
MD50849cfe65b98ba5fcd9a9ec61a671d09
SHA19d0ccb383c32b1bc07fd9064b9324a18e1276902
SHA25644f6a1e48081deccfb61075e585bcb36c6d8e8feeb6ebae50bab41677822c643
SHA512afdeda8122b4cefcf7549018c40d3142985e88a6d8f13eb58e9a59aa312b73608123de5f9feebc2ce25b6ec215d23c324b9f3a9a0e97041d67d863a25e15e57a