Analysis

  • max time kernel
    105s
  • max time network
    135s
  • 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, 18:53

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_93131ff24484d8d307deef0536a93d0e.exe

  • Size

    81KB

  • MD5

    93131ff24484d8d307deef0536a93d0e

  • SHA1

    3160cd9c452958549303fc1e87f129be237371e7

  • SHA256

    4ac35d2952f37ca2efc8f804b12059c4a86b4c64ae364b931d7202ce1f5d6c2b

  • SHA512

    94d661d686b719369b5370c8479ab18ecfe1704798c52a1b4d8a347573baf5174160d509e6f30b2fbc136c5fa728252a4ce93047c617c35904c06eabd42de25a

  • SSDEEP

    1536:yyYiaMURqLZRBm7NBgzG5MyH9J1NR1Oyzg4mKcKqToBgZo2gIuvT93D+yKZy:naQlq7n0whYcHEvIApuvhyyK

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 2 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 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 19 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_93131ff24484d8d307deef0536a93d0e.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_93131ff24484d8d307deef0536a93d0e.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:728
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c at 02:54:00 cmd.exe /c copy %TEMP%\240663703FdOh %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:4620
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
        at 02:54:00 cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240663703FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2004
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 240663968 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy %TEMP%\240663703FdOh %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:4784
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 240663968 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240663703FdOh 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:4556
    • 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_93131ff24484d8d307deef0536a93d0e.exe" "
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1368
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240663703FdOh 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:6048
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240663703FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      PID:2620
    • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
      attrib +H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /f
      2⤵
      • Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:5532

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240663703FdOh

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    39dbaec04f83640136ed418e59492edf

    SHA1

    143408975d5445b1463cc9b2ea5a3ecbf6264eeb

    SHA256

    f58cd8b2ea84964c6839b14e1adb81555b83486dc80c577dab691af1daa21c09

    SHA512

    aa8f77145b0e4e629274051a1a66c65685d054806ceed4a287d745119d829bbc3514db4f5f4543629c0b482c7339a300619b0aac855f4786235e975f3b97ad7e

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

    Filesize

    75B

    MD5

    0849cfe65b98ba5fcd9a9ec61a671d09

    SHA1

    9d0ccb383c32b1bc07fd9064b9324a18e1276902

    SHA256

    44f6a1e48081deccfb61075e585bcb36c6d8e8feeb6ebae50bab41677822c643

    SHA512

    afdeda8122b4cefcf7549018c40d3142985e88a6d8f13eb58e9a59aa312b73608123de5f9feebc2ce25b6ec215d23c324b9f3a9a0e97041d67d863a25e15e57a

  • memory/728-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB

  • memory/728-0-0x0000000000403000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    20KB

  • memory/728-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB

  • memory/728-3-0x0000000000403000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    20KB

  • memory/728-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB

  • memory/728-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB