File name:

cron.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/0bbec232-8502-4d69-aa01-b4e096fa4832
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Pony is a malware with two main functions — stealing information and dropping other viruses with different tasks on infected machines. It has been around since 2011, and it still actively attacks users in Europe and America.

Analysis date: October 11, 2018, 04:10:02
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
trojan
pony
fareit
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

31B9A682ED1FD2135BA9B58EDCDB36BF

SHA1:

CB2804790BD7EEF8515FF050375E1FDE7B396C4E

SHA256:

B205CF508F671BA74A15AAB0B5952E83D975740BE9703E68175812F43CB56E42

SSDEEP:

1536:UnSncgyGqTDRXmGcwSCfZDalZNg9tvo0iO3AX4ApTvMEInkzmt2l:2SnMuGc/CfZDap6COU45EI3tm

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Detected Pony/Fareit Trojan

      • cron.exe (PID: 2916)
    • Actions looks like stealing of personal data

      • cron.exe (PID: 2916)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • cron.exe (PID: 2916)
    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • cron.exe (PID: 2916)
  • INFO

    No info indicators.
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (33.5)
.exe | Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (32.2)
.scr | Windows screen saver (15.8)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.9)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (5.4)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2015:09:19 09:59:54+02:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.5
CodeSize: 72704
InitializedDataSize: 20992
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x10621
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 19-Sep-2015 07:59:54

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0090
Pages in file: 0x0003
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x0000
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x0000
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x00000080

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 3
Time date stamp: 19-Sep-2015 07:59:54
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE
  • IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x00011A4B
0x00011C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.06293
.rdata
0x00013000
0x00000100
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
3.048
.data
0x00014000
0x00004EA8
0x00004A00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
5.1927

Imports

KERNEL32.DLL
advapi32.dll
ole32.dll
shell32.dll
shlwapi.dll
user32.dll
userenv.dll
wininet.dll
wsock32.dll
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
34
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #PONY cron.exe cmd.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2916"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cron.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cron.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\cron.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3252cmd /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6056765.bat" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cron.exe" "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.execron.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
Total events
376
Read events
371
Write events
5
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2916) cron.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
Operation:writeName:HWID
Value:
7B35434239304635312D463341462D343632312D393936412D3232384331384636433244377D
(PID) Process:(2916) cron.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2916) cron.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2916cron.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6056765.bat
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
0
DNS requests
4
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

No data

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
silvcor.es
unknown

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info