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Database Entry


Pony


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 402741c8ec6e315fb2a397f2d6db3297728b019fadac6ef97cb1cccc7c7c6541
SHA3-384 hash: 744475b2b7b62847157eba18eed6c0e13b3e5fff82d34caa9d657667d29fe0ef02d78535308d433fbf01844e497b500b
SHA1 hash: cc314d58999d4795c5b70fa45e94db3d33c3a67b
MD5 hash: 13ba6c7f68287229c3258571727e12b4
humanhash: alanine-tennis-washington-utah
File name:13BA6C7F68287229C3258571727E12B4.exe
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Signature Pony
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File size:115'712 bytes
First seen:2025-03-17 16:50:16 UTC
Last seen:2025-03-17 17:49:44 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash c202c0a361747ff677680e6f8329576e (2 x Pony)
ssdeep 3072:Ts5XJ1jRkP7UP0dm9pIxI2ndxAUsJYliIyeS:MXJVRk7Ul3IIgdxADPH
TLSH T126B30246F4F4D4CED8AA1674E90DDBAA106EDE20D940D771B6C037A7E832EB0819F790
TrID 52.9% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
23.5% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
23.5% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon b2696d7cfcccc8d0 (2 x Pony)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe Pony


Avatar
abuse_ch
Pony C2:
http://185.165.29.116/doncha22/02/gate.php

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
596
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
13BA6C7F68287229C3258571727E12B4.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-03-17 16:52:42 UTC
Tags:
mpress
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/861cd7f7-4f29-453c-8116-c342e83db5eb

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=67d868203962f1a6f47263ce
Tags:
autorun fareit lien
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Reading critical registry keys
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Stealing user critical data
Connection attempt to an infection source
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Sending an HTTP POST request to an infection source
Brute forcing passwords of local accounts
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
PonyStealer.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/402741c8ec6e315fb2a397f2d6db3297728b019fadac6ef97cb1cccc7c7c6541
Malware family:
Pony
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/c2907160-c175-4e22-af1c-27199477837f
Result
Threat name:
Pony
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1640769
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header)
Drops / launches Pony Loader self-deletion script - malware possibly based on Pony Loader leaked source code
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Pony trojan / infostealer detected
Sigma detected: Suspicious Startup Folder Persistence
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal ftp login credentials
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Yara detected aPLib compressed binary
Yara detected Generic Dropper
Yara detected Pony
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1640769 Sample: EDcuPtkreQ.exe Startdate: 17/03/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 36 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa 2->36 50 Found malware configuration 2->50 52 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->52 54 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->54 56 8 other signatures 2->56 10 wscript.exe 1 2->10         started        13 EDcuPtkreQ.exe 4 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 file5 66 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 10->66 16 vscdme.exe 1 10->16         started        32 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\vscdme.exe, MS-DOS 13->32 dropped 34 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\vscdme.vbe, data 13->34 dropped 68 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 13->68 70 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 13->70 72 Drops / launches Pony Loader self-deletion script - malware possibly based on Pony Loader leaked source code 13->72 74 2 other signatures 13->74 19 EDcuPtkreQ.exe 1 14 13->19         started        signatures6 process7 signatures8 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 16->38 40 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 16->40 42 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 16->42 48 3 other signatures 16->48 21 vscdme.exe 14 16->21         started        44 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 19->44 46 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 19->46 24 cmd.exe 1 19->24         started        process9 signatures10 58 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 21->58 60 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 21->60 62 Tries to harvest and steal ftp login credentials 21->62 64 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 21->64 26 cmd.exe 1 21->26         started        28 conhost.exe 24->28         started        process11 process12 30 conhost.exe 26->30         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/402741c8ec6e315fb2a397f2d6db3297728b019fadac6ef97cb1cccc7c7c6541
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/402741c8ec6e315fb2a397f2d6db3297728b019fadac6ef97cb1cccc7c7c6541/
Threat name:
Win32.Infostealer.Pony
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-14 09:24:10 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
17
AV detection:
31 of 36 (86.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=iatudshmnyyv7mvds7znnwzss5ziwam7vwwg56l4whgmy7d4mvaq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
pony
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Similar samples:
error
Pony
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250317-vcvzzsyky4/
Behaviour
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/d44b8311-e40d-49e1-9d37-20672c8a1d97
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
402741c8ec6e315fb2a397f2d6db3297728b019fadac6ef97cb1cccc7c7c6541
MD5 hash:
13ba6c7f68287229c3258571727e12b4
SHA1 hash:
cc314d58999d4795c5b70fa45e94db3d33c3a67b
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/7f717f79-46ee-4dff-be1f-b3306dfcc6c8/
Malware family:
Pony
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/402741c8ec6e/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Suspicious File
Score:
0.35
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/402741c8ec6e315fb2a397f2d6db3297728b019fadac6ef97cb1cccc7c7c6541

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Fareit
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Author:kevoreilly
Description:Fareit Payload
Rule name:INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_MPress
Create hunting rule
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients
Create hunting rule
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many file transfer clients. Observed in information stealers
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:mpress_2_xx_x86
Create hunting rule
Author:Kevin Falcoz
Description:MPRESS v2.XX x86 - no .NET
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Create hunting rule
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:pony
Create hunting rule
Author:Brian Wallace @botnet_hunter
Description:Identify Pony
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Create hunting rule
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Create hunting rule
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:TeslaCryptPackedMalware
Create hunting rule
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Pony_d5516fe8
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_pony_auto
Create hunting rule
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.pony.

File information

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BLint

The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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