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Database Entry
Pony
Vendor detections: 20
| SHA256 hash: | 54009072cb1f2daea43f6b51aef18544eaa52ccfcfdd77854196464ecb979cc5 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | b471133c2476ed50f2c610ee05795c7cd73cc91c8f3d3a42d34e974d6899bfd31e02f8c901794cfb422c820b0cfb96dd |
| SHA1 hash: | 6bc8be926053efe7a06ff968329333f231ed38f5 |
| MD5 hash: | 097e65a684976be21739d80681ca9ea3 |
| humanhash: | triple-enemy-four-ten |
| File name: | 054009072cb1f2daea43f6b51aef18544eaa52ccfcfdd.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Pony |
| File size: | 107'520 bytes |
| First seen: | 2025-08-10 07:35:07 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | 8ccde584db2b33df6901142bba965604 (8 x Pony) |
| ssdeep | 1536:g1CNBBcbswqTDbZ5f1K5cYC/fQwRxs/YnhCCWO946pTvMEIPkzmLsV7HF:4CN0bwf0YfQw8AiO0EIvLsV7HF |
| Threatray | 27 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T1AEB31A03F5C0A0F1C1A22B7137C15761EBF99E787C3A8D5AEF9C49856DF26876B12442 |
| TrID | 28.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13) 24.3% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win32 Executable (27066/9/6) 23.9% (.EXE) Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (26569/9/4) 5.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 4.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) |
| Magika | pebin |
| 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://kjt.hu/wp-admin/images/Panel/gate.php | https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1567043/ |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
496
Origin country :
NLVendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
pony
ID:
1
File name:
054009072cb1f2daea43f6b51aef18544eaa52ccfcfdd.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-08-10 07:38:12 UTC
Tags:
fareit pony stealer trojan upx loader
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
Fareit
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
fareit lien
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Reading critical registry keys
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Sending a custom TCP request
Stealing user critical data
Brute forcing passwords of local accounts
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm crypto explorer fingerprint lolbin packed packed pony stealer
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Adware.GenericFCA.Generic
Malware family:
Pony
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Pony
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Drops / launches Pony Loader self-deletion script - malware possibly based on Pony Loader leaked source code
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Pony trojan / infostealer detected
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
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)
Yara detected aPLib compressed binary
Yara detected Pony
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Infostealer.Pony
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2014-09-20 18:58:00 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 24 (100.00%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
pony
Similar samples:
+ 17 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
pony
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:pony collection credential_access discovery rat spyware stealer upx
Behaviour
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_win_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
UPX packed file
Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Checks installed software on the system
Checks computer location settings
Reads data files stored by FTP clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Pony family
Pony,Fareit
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://kjt.hu/wp-admin/images/Panel/gate.php
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Win.Trojan.PonyStealer-9831667-0
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
54009072cb1f2daea43f6b51aef18544eaa52ccfcfdd77854196464ecb979cc5
MD5 hash:
097e65a684976be21739d80681ca9ea3
SHA1 hash:
6bc8be926053efe7a06ff968329333f231ed38f5
Detections:
win_pony_g0
win_pony_auto
Malware family:
Pony
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Farheyt
Score:
0.80
YARA Signatures
MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.
| Rule name: | DetectEncryptedVariants |
|---|---|
| Author: | Zinyth |
| Description: | Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded |
| Rule name: | Fareit |
|---|---|
| Author: | kevoreilly |
| Description: | Fareit Payload |
| Rule name: | FreddyBearDropper |
|---|---|
| Author: | Dwarozh Hoshiar |
| Description: | Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip. |
| 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: | MD5_Constants |
|---|---|
| Author: | phoul (@phoul) |
| Description: | Look for MD5 constants |
| Rule name: | pony |
|---|---|
| Author: | Brian Wallace @botnet_hunter |
| Description: | Identify Pony |
| Rule name: | RANSOMWARE |
|---|---|
| Author: | ToroGuitar |
| Rule name: | RIPEMD160_Constants |
|---|---|
| Author: | phoul (@phoul) |
| Description: | Look for RIPEMD-160 constants |
| Rule name: | SHA1_Constants |
|---|---|
| Author: | phoul (@phoul) |
| Description: | Look for SHA1 constants |
| Rule name: | UPX20030XMarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser |
|---|---|
| Author: | malware-lu |
| Rule name: | UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser |
|---|---|
| Author: | malware-lu |
| Rule name: | UPXv20MarkusLaszloReiser |
|---|---|
| Author: | malware-lu |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_Pony_d5516fe8 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | win_pony_auto |
|---|---|
| Author: | Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com |
| Description: | Detects win.pony. |
File information
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BLint
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Findings
| ID | Title | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| CHECK_AUTHENTICODE | Missing Authenticode | high |
| CHECK_NX | Missing Non-Executable Memory Protection | critical |
| CHECK_PIE | Missing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protection | high |
Reviews
| ID | Capabilities | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| COM_BASE_API | Can Download & Execute components | ole32.dll::CoCreateInstance ole32.dll::CreateStreamOnHGlobal |
| SHELL_API | Manipulates System Shell | shell32.dll::ShellExecuteA |
| WIN32_PROCESS_API | Can Create Process and Threads | KERNEL32.DLL::OpenProcess KERNEL32.DLL::CloseHandle |
| WIN_BASE_API | Uses Win Base API | KERNEL32.DLL::LoadLibraryA KERNEL32.DLL::GetSystemInfo |
| WIN_BASE_IO_API | Can Create Files | KERNEL32.DLL::CreateDirectoryA KERNEL32.DLL::CreateFileA KERNEL32.DLL::CreateFileMappingA KERNEL32.DLL::DeleteFileA KERNEL32.DLL::GetWindowsDirectoryA KERNEL32.DLL::GetFileAttributesA |
| WIN_BASE_USER_API | Retrieves Account Information | advapi32.dll::GetUserNameA |
| WIN_REG_API | Can Manipulate Windows Registry | advapi32.dll::RegCreateKeyA advapi32.dll::RegOpenCurrentUser advapi32.dll::RegOpenKeyExA advapi32.dll::RegOpenKeyA advapi32.dll::RegQueryValueExA advapi32.dll::RegSetValueExA |
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