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
    08/04/2025, 18:12

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_a0f648d4ab25b9b1feaf44c3fa37446e.exe

  • Size

    80KB

  • MD5

    a0f648d4ab25b9b1feaf44c3fa37446e

  • SHA1

    4aa36160eae1b1b108cd47aba5ccc4948059da89

  • SHA256

    c2ddd5f7ebe8f2b9a1e0b95507191af9d6f9ef71d50d4b17ef696a5aaf7f2757

  • SHA512

    6d074b63b5af67f76945613cd0e262f9c3cb28ec6a7b383b4742a7282b3626adc5b2a607c24b500a39acd128ac889a45d4c95fb32d1ebdb384ec88016df8b430

  • SSDEEP

    1536:iBWlgyhcT3fGysqHZrqVtgPgvkdzSOsZiAMt8TbMKG:mWlDhcTHdgSPgvkdXsZiAlbM

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

pony

C2

http://pglipik.ru:2346/pony/mac.php

http://pfixsel.ru: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 5 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 16 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a0f648d4ab25b9b1feaf44c3fa37446e.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a0f648d4ab25b9b1feaf44c3fa37446e.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:1560
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c at 18:16:00 cmd.exe /c copy %TEMP%\240673781FdOh %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:5980
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
        at 18:16:00 cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240673781FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5216
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 240674015 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy %TEMP%\240673781FdOh %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:5244
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v 240674015 /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240673781FdOh 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:1244
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240673781FdOh 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:3368
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240673781FdOh C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /Y
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      PID:5968
    • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
      attrib +H C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts /f
      2⤵
      • Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:6060

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240673781FdOh

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    ccca60903cb7b4a6a3c7f30e003b833b

    SHA1

    28aa8d535a1882ec8b8791248b25840daf93bc16

    SHA256

    637b5216ecc9af228ac1070770f6aeff25618109754ae2829ffbd582a89296d1

    SHA512

    0553516181b21904ddf041e4984851e5142a2d74cfb0a04f8ca742f09dca6620bdeaad944b93eaa1a69a774c136fc8d1f98b26b0142cb0ea4f59851a6cd3c723

  • memory/1560-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB

  • memory/1560-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB

  • memory/1560-1-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000402000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1560-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB

  • memory/1560-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB

  • memory/1560-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB

  • memory/1560-6-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000402000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1560-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    176KB