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Database Entry
Pony
Vendor detections: 11
| SHA256 hash: | 51bd8818a1e376d1421e44c13657675b99ff1ce0f23ffa9d50447872069a7ba6 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | af78545910c255b2bd75748216f90593ecc62e2d99f1ed602274aba214b871f6b0af1f068afaf83ed6f5201180053c48 |
| SHA1 hash: | 0858585a119bcc2314f67705bed76e17046c7f6d |
| MD5 hash: | ebca97ec7e2841ac1cec989392e834be |
| humanhash: | network-mars-december-hotel |
| File name: | PO# 16931.pdf.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Pony |
| File size: | 74'240 bytes |
| First seen: | 2022-04-21 09:37:29 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'666 x AgentTesla, 19'479 x Formbook, 12'209 x SnakeKeylogger) |
| ssdeep | 1536:zf5uBD2LK2w3gP4d/xnuAHWDdbyT1dYAPKmVcl:z4lUK2147uA2BVAPK8Y |
| Threatray | 7'962 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T1E173F10B37995B34CB7947B38996854A8B39DA5B4253CB2D389C003D3F63B458363ADD |
| TrID | 72.5% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13) 10.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4) 6.5% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 4.4% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1) 2.0% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13) |
| File icon (PE): |  |
| dhash icon | 9571ccd4e4c8d1a6 (1 x Pony, 1 x AgentTesla) |
| Reporter |  abuse_ch |
| Tags: | exe Pony |
Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)
Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.
| IOC | ThreatFox Reference |
|---|---|
| http://hospinorte.com.py/wp-includes/docd/panel/gate.php | https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/523204/ |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
1'292
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection:
n/a
Detection(s):
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Launching a process
Creating a file
Reading critical registry keys
Sending an HTTP POST request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Stealing user critical data
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Brute forcing passwords of local accounts
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
control.exe obfuscated packed
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Malware family:
Pony
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Lokibot Pony
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Detected Lokibot Info Stealer
Drops / launches Pony Loader self-deletion script - malware possibly based on Pony Loader leaked source code
Found malware configuration
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules)
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)
Uses an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected aPLib compressed binary
Yara detected Generic Downloader
Yara detected Pony
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.Androm
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-04-21 09:38:06 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
15
AV detection:
8 of 26 (30.77%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
pony
Similar samples:
+ 7'952 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
pony
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:pony collection persistence rat spyware stealer
Behaviour
Modifies system certificate store
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_win_path
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Adds Run key to start application
Pony,Fareit
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://hospinorte.com.py/wp-includes/docd/panel/gate.php
http://hospinorte.com.py/wp-includes/docd/panel/amara.php
http://hospinorte.com.py/wp-includes/docd/panel/amara.php
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
51bd8818a1e376d1421e44c13657675b99ff1ce0f23ffa9d50447872069a7ba6
MD5 hash:
ebca97ec7e2841ac1cec989392e834be
SHA1 hash:
0858585a119bcc2314f67705bed76e17046c7f6d
Malware family:
Pony
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Suspicious File
Score:
0.35
YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | Fareit |
|---|---|
| Author: | kevoreilly |
| Description: | Fareit Payload |
| Rule name: | INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly |
|---|---|
| Author: | ditekSHen |
| Description: | Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly |
| Rule name: | INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_DiscordURL |
|---|---|
| Author: | ditekSHen |
| Description: | Detects executables Discord URL observed in first stage droppers |
| Rule name: | INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients |
|---|---|
| Author: | ditekSHen |
| Description: | Detects executables referencing many file transfer clients. Observed in information stealers |
| Rule name: | pe_imphash |
|---|
| Rule name: | Skystars_Malware_Imphash |
|---|---|
| Author: | Skystars LightDefender |
| Description: | imphash |
| Rule name: | SUSP_Discord_Attachments_URL |
|---|---|
| Author: | SECUINFRA Falcon Team |
| Description: | Detects a PE file that contains an Discord Attachments URL. This is often used by Malware to download further payloads |
| Rule name: | SUSP_PE_Discord_Attachment_Oct21_1 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth |
| Description: | Detects suspicious executable with reference to a Discord attachment (often used for malware hosting on a legitimate FQDN) |
| Reference: | Internal Research |
| Rule name: | win_pony_auto |
|---|---|
| Author: | Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com |
| Description: | Detects win.pony. |
File information
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