MalwareBazaar Database

You are currently viewing the MalwareBazaar entry for SHA256 7acf17eff6cd03bfee5bae9442893252292d4877375112a17c00412b36ad7719. While MalwareBazaar tries to identify whether the sample provided is malicious or not, there is no guarantee that a sample in MalwareBazaar is malicious.

Database Entry


Pony


Vendor detections: 21


Intelligence 21 IOCs 1 YARA 15 File information Comments
Download sample Add tag Delete this sample Report a False Positive

SHA256 hash: 7acf17eff6cd03bfee5bae9442893252292d4877375112a17c00412b36ad7719
SHA3-384 hash: c49912d4c70afb28c9b0c0eb697530c535879e845d3b569e2765b55797c0206e74ad2a2e9a70fcdf1128e36bd1c95f49
SHA1 hash: 18aff63b0e1820034bb6fd37c7a560728c350563
MD5 hash: 571375a049f15b3d554f7741805dc5a4
humanhash: skylark-ceiling-video-twenty
File name:571375a049f15b3d554f7741805dc5a4.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Pony
Create hunting rule
File size:176'128 bytes
First seen:2025-09-01 01:00:12 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 33244e2f4335f336c470fa3723e9c220 (1 x Pony)
ssdeep 3072:ZmgRb41DhbGfmp9emcnEQuMNojf1OTzReHJh+sU3bDGiEfq+nx8Q9kW:AgRyDMydQuMNQISLGLDGiE9X
TLSH T1C8040123EDA8D663F2920931BDCBCBDA0557FE209AAA5F4734C63F5E5932B011C09635
TrID 77.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (82067/2/8)
6.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.7% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
4.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
1.9% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 1003873d31213f10 (144 x DarkCloud, 132 x GuLoader, 98 x a310Logger)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe Pony


Avatar
abuse_ch
Pony C2:
http://fwcpafl.com/dam/ponnie/gate.php

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)

Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
http://fwcpafl.com/dam/ponnie/gate.php https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1578927/

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
395
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
pony
Create hunting rule
ID:
1
File name:
571375a049f15b3d554f7741805dc5a4.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-09-01 01:01:56 UTC
Tags:
stealer trojan pony fareit
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/7cccd6a8-1e74-4ea6-8a6d-afa70fac7ce6

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
Fareit
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/24409/
Detection(s):
Win.Packer.VbPack-0-6334882-0
Create hunting rule

Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=68b4f048eb163e0ec183bf28
Tags:
ponystealer fareit virus pony
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
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
Brute forcing passwords of local accounts
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
fareit packed stealer unsafe visual_basic
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68b4f04139a6221faa77c325/reports/d3949465-e1b3-4bbe-96e3-0cddae392fac/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
PonyStealer.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/7acf17eff6cd03bfee5bae9442893252292d4877375112a17c00412b36ad7719
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-08-27T23:00:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-08-27T23:00:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/7acf17eff6cd03bfee5bae9442893252292d4877375112a17c00412b36ad7719/results?tab=lookup
Malware family:
Pony
Create hunting rule
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/ce0b64ff-b5b6-4352-a03f-b7abc0236a29
Result
Threat name:
Fareit, Pony
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1768591
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 evasive API chain (may stop execution after reading information in the PEB, e.g. number of processors)
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
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 Crypto Currency Wallets
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry)
Yara detected aPLib compressed binary
Yara detected Fareit stealer
Yara detected Pony
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/7acf17eff6cd03bfee5bae9442893252292d4877375112a17c00412b36ad7719
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Visual Basic Visual Basic 6 Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/571375a049f15b3d554f7741805dc5a4
Detection:
pony
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/7acf17eff6cd03bfee5bae9442893252292d4877375112a17c00412b36ad7719/
Threat name:
Win32.Infostealer.Pony
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-29 05:12:52 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
6
AV detection:
23 of 24 (95.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=plhrp37wzub373s3v2kefcjskius2sdxg5irfil4abaswnvno4mq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
pony
Create hunting rule
Similar samples:
error
Pony
Result
Malware family:
pony
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:pony collection credential_access discovery rat spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250901-bc2yrayqx2/
Behaviour
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_win_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
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://fwcpafl.com/dam/ponnie/gate.php
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Win.Packer.VbPack-0-6334882-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/96280419-eb41-4c9f-a2f2-ee42ae6f3298
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
7acf17eff6cd03bfee5bae9442893252292d4877375112a17c00412b36ad7719
MD5 hash:
571375a049f15b3d554f7741805dc5a4
SHA1 hash:
18aff63b0e1820034bb6fd37c7a560728c350563
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/c52b4530-74a7-4e87-832e-cffd499cfcf2/
SH256 hash:
339958ad7d9cb11999388270f13fae87e73e0a8c7f10fff6926df23546a651be
MD5 hash:
dc22fa80450c871719addd98fe58f1f4
SHA1 hash:
4c94896cc02dd08bdb8ad058594d4fc2787b6e54
Detections:
win_pony_g0
Create hunting rule
win_pony_auto
Create hunting rule
malware_windows_pony_stealer
Create hunting rule
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store
Create hunting rule
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/c52b4530-74a7-4e87-832e-cffd499cfcf2/
Malware family:
Pony
Create hunting rule
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/7acf17eff6cd/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/7acf17eff6cd03bfee5bae9442893252292d4877375112a17c00412b36ad7719

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:CP_AllMal_Detector
Create hunting rule
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Create hunting rule
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:Fareit
Create hunting rule
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Fareit Payload
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Create hunting rule
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store
Create hunting rule
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many confidential data stores found in browsers, mail clients, cryptocurreny wallets, etc. Observed in information stealers
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: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:SEH__vba
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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: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

The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/24409/

Comments