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Database Entry

Pony

Vendor detections: 17

Intelligence 17 IOCs 1 YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	fa80a18efe1089b05bcb3e7a239b96fdf878863c761363e34dccc9c08974a9e2
SHA3-384 hash:	4802c5e71a3de6e51f8cc41dac08e4468747903d5c01510fd14d882f769f2f12dfd7a23a588868a54c9b2b4e4616fdc5
SHA1 hash:	5dc41c645eb28caafca06eb26d8a365f8a2b74d4
MD5 hash:	76f3cb449c2bdcc6f21b2414795e7280
humanhash:	mango-april-three-emma
File name:	76f3cb449c2bdcc6f21b2414795e7280.exe
Download:	download sample
Signature	Pony Create hunting rule
File size:	78'336 bytes
First seen:	2025-01-07 06:40:07 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	exe
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec
imphash	4213d2b6bf14e72e12cc068ddd3d0623 (1 x Pony)
ssdeep	1536:icOEtcILha8TjW4/1LpyF22C7CSxOtGC9ek8:vOwcILM8TqALAcRCSg4Oj
TLSH	T12D73D014D01E6F05E22F1A370F9EAADBA3A9F704E107CE4ABC553D94C7E45E0CAB4295
TrID	43.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13) 22.9% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5) 9.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 7.0% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 6.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika	pebin
File icon (PE):
dhash icon	8c8e0783c0c04000 (1 x Pony)
Reporter	abuse_ch
Tags:	exe Pony

abuse_ch

Pony C2:
http://storestitch.com/blog/wp-rss.php

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)

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

IOC	ThreatFox Reference
http://storestitch.com/blog/wp-rss.php	https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1379288/

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

519

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Malware family:

pony

ID:

File name:

76f3cb449c2bdcc6f21b2414795e7280.exe

Verdict:

Malicious activity

Analysis date:

2025-01-07 06:42:32 UTC

Tags:

upx fareit pony stealer trojan

Link:

https://app.any.run/tasks/8630859b-5f1e-40d0-9e36-9de36791b822

Note:

ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample

Detection(s):

SecuriteInfo.com.PSW.Generic11.NUT.6404.32214.11039.UNOFFICIAL

Verdict:

Malicious

Score:

99.9%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=677ccd4dffdcee13ec858566

Tags:

virus shell lien sage

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Searching for the window

Reading critical registry keys

DNS request

Connection attempt

Sending an HTTP POST request

Creating a file in the %temp% directory

Сreating synchronization primitives

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 microsoft_visual_cc packed packed packer_detected stealer zbot

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/677ccc80212309a703976378/reports/96c9d0f5-20fd-45d4-a2cf-6c45128fa52d/overview

Verdict:

Malicious

Labled as:

Symmi.Generic

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/fa80a18efe1089b05bcb3e7a239b96fdf878863c761363e34dccc9c08974a9e2

Malware family:

Pony

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/d17189d5-fb17-4777-88f9-af9d0ff88a88

Result

Threat name:

Pony

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

troj.spyw.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1585152

Signature

AI detected suspicious sample

Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample

Antivirus detection for URL or domain

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

Machine Learning detection for 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 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:

Download SVG

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/fa80a18efe1089b05bcb3e7a239b96fdf878863c761363e34dccc9c08974a9e2

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/fa80a18efe1089b05bcb3e7a239b96fdf878863c761363e34dccc9c08974a9e2/

Threat name:

Win32.Infostealer.Pony

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2013-05-09 12:53:00 UTC

File Type:

PE (Exe)

Extracted files:

AV detection:

28 of 38 (73.68%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=7kakddx6cce3aw6lhz5chg4w7x4hrbr4oyjwhy2nzte4bcluvhra._file

Verdict:

malicious

Label(s):

pony

Similar samples:

error

Pony

Result

Malware family:

pony

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:pony collection credential_access discovery rat spyware stealer upx

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/250107-hfrqhs1kdj/

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

Deletes itself

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://newlinkname.com/search.php
http://storestitch.com/blog/wp-rss.php
http://blogstrng.com/hotlink/imgs.php
http://blogstrng.com/hotlink/pic.php

Verdict:

Suspicious

Tags:

n/a

YARA:

n/a

Link:

https://app.threat.zone/submission/892b9c48-e32b-4a49-a390-c2ded2e5447c

Unpacked files

SH256 hash:

16fb294d690fd41a3d7cfb0f134abd9c362d534e7ce383cfd00b1aae9b04ad38

MD5 hash:

afecabbbedb81cc6282592efd54ea427

SHA1 hash:

d9129f8a68b18412722fe61b94b42b516732237a

Detections:

win_pony_auto

win_pony_g0

malware_windows_pony_stealer

INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients

Link:

https://www.unpac.me/results/88d5e8ba-0b89-4990-a47d-664ba769f316/

SH256 hash:

fa80a18efe1089b05bcb3e7a239b96fdf878863c761363e34dccc9c08974a9e2

MD5 hash:

76f3cb449c2bdcc6f21b2414795e7280

SHA1 hash:

5dc41c645eb28caafca06eb26d8a365f8a2b74d4

Link:

https://www.unpac.me/results/88d5e8ba-0b89-4990-a47d-664ba769f316/

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Farheyt

Score:

0.80

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/fa80a18efe1089b05bcb3e7a239b96fdf878863c761363e34dccc9c08974a9e2

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:	DebuggerHiding__Active Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	Fareit Create hunting rule
Author:	kevoreilly
Description:	Fareit Payload

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:	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:	UPX20030XMarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser Create hunting rule
Author:	malware-lu

Rule name:	UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser Create hunting rule
Author:	malware-lu

Rule name:	UPXv20MarkusLaszloReiser Create hunting rule
Author:	malware-lu

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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No further information available

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	occache.dll::DllCanUnloadNow itss.dll::DllCanUnloadNow itss.dll::DllRegisterServer itss.dll::DllUnregisterServer
MULTIMEDIA_API	Can Play Multimedia	occache.dll::DllGetClassObject itss.dll::DllGetClassObject
WIN_BASE_API	Uses Win Base API	kernel32.dll::GetDevicePowerState
WIN_BASE_EXEC_API	Can Execute other programs	kernel32.dll::FreeConsole kernel32.dll::GetConsoleAliasExesW
WIN_BASE_IO_API	Can Create Files	kernel32.dll::GetWindowsDirectoryA kernel32.dll::GetSystemDirectoryW
WIN_USER_API	Performs GUI Actions	user32.dll::PeekMessageW

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