Zero‑Dwell Threat Intelligence Report
Executive Overview — What We’re Dealing With
This specimen has persisted long enough to matter. Human experts classified it as Malware, and the telemetry confirms a capable, evasive Trojan with real impact potential.
Extended Dwell Time Impact
For 21+ hours, this malware remained undetected — a half-day window that permitted the adversary to complete initial execution, establish basic persistence, and perform initial system enumeration.
Comparative Context
Industry studies report a median dwell time closer to 21–24 days. This case represents rapid detection and containment within hours rather than days.
Timeline
| Time (UTC) | Event | Elapsed |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 08:48:48 UTC | First VirusTotal submission | — |
| 2025-09-19 07:06:49 UTC | Latest analysis snapshot | 13 days, 22 hours, 18 minutes |
| 2025-10-13 10:41:05 UTC | Report generation time | 38 days, 1 hours, 52 minutes |
Why It Matters
Every additional day of dwell time is not just an abstract number — it is attacker opportunity. Each day equates to more time for lateral movement, stealth persistence, and intelligence gathering.
Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It
VirusTotal engines: 73. Detected as malicious: 57. Missed: 16. Coverage: 78.1%.
Detected Vendors
- Xcitium
- +56 additional vendors (names not provided)
List includes Xcitium plus an additional 56 vendors per the provided summary.
Missed Vendors
- Acronis
- Antiy-AVL
- APEX
- Baidu
- ClamAV
- CMC
- Jiangmin
- NANO-Antivirus
- SentinelOne
- SUPERAntiSpyware
- TACHYON
- tehtris
- ViRobot
- Yandex
- ZoneAlarm
- Zoner
Why it matters: if any endpoint relies solely on a missed engine, this malware can operate with zero alerts. Prevention‑first controls close that gap regardless of signature lag.
Behavioral Storyline — How the Malware Operates
Dominant system-level operations (61.69% of behavior) suggest this malware performs deep system reconnaissance, privilege escalation, or core OS manipulation. It’s actively probing system defenses and attempting to gain administrative control.
Behavior Categories (weighted)
Weight values represent the frequency and intensity of malware interactions with specific system components. Higher weights indicate more aggressive targeting of that category. Each operation (registry access, file modification, network connection, etc.) contributes to the category’s total weight, providing a quantitative measure of the malware’s behavioral focus.
| Category | Weight | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| System | 1187 | 61.69% |
| File System | 261 | 13.57% |
| Network | 222 | 11.54% |
| Process | 103 | 5.35% |
| Registry | 102 | 5.30% |
| Misc | 17 | 0.88% |
| Device | 10 | 0.52% |
| Threading | 9 | 0.47% |
| Synchronization | 7 | 0.36% |
| Windows | 3 | 0.16% |
| Services | 2 | 0.10% |
| Hooking | 1 | 0.05% |
MITRE ATT&CK Mapping
- T1059 – accept command line arguments
- T1010 – find graphical window
- T1082 – get number of processors
- T1082 – get system information on Windows
- T1083 – get file size
- T1056.001 – log keystrokes
- T1129 – link many functions at runtime
- T1113 – capture screenshot
- T1027 – encode data using XOR
- T1082 – get disk size
- T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
- T1083 – get file version info
- T1010 – enumerate gui resources
- T1614 – get geographical location
- T1564.003 – hide graphical window
- T1614.001 – get keyboard layout
- T1115 – read clipboard data
- T1056.001 – log keystrokes via polling
- T1082 – query environment variable
- T1083 – get common file path
- T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
- T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
- T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
- T1055 – Contains .tls (Thread Local Storage) section
- T1497 – Checks for mouse movement
- T1027 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
- T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
- T1027.002 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
- T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
- T1027.002 – Creates a page with write and execute permissions
- T1027.002 – Resolves API functions dynamically
- T1036.001 – Signed executable failed signature validation
- T1055 – Writes into the memory of a process started from a created or modified executable
- T1055 – Modifies control flow of a process started from a created or modified executable
- T1071.001 – Downloads executable
- T1071.001 – Downloads file
- T1105 – Downloads executable
- T1105 – Downloads file
- T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
- T1574.002 – Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk)
- T1055 – Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
- T1055 – Writes to foreign memory regions
- T1036 – Icon mismatch, binary includes an Icon from a different legit application in order to fool users
- T1560 – Public key (encryption) found
- T1071 – C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Following the Trail — Network & DNS Activity
Outbound activity leans on reputable infrastructure (e.g., CDNs, cloud endpoints) to blend in. TLS sessions and
HTTP calls show routine beaconing and IP‑lookup behavior that can masquerade as normal browsing.
Contacted Domains
| Domain | IP | Country | ASN/Org |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.aieov.com | 76.223.54.146 | United States | Amazon.com, Inc. |
| www.msftncsi.com | 23.200.3.18 | United States | Akamai Technologies, Inc. |
| drive.usercontent.google.com | 142.251.40.97 | United States | Google LLC |
Observed IPs
| IP | Country | ASN/Org |
|---|---|---|
| 224.0.0.252 | — | — |
| 239.255.255.250 | — | — |
| 8.8.4.4 | United States | Google LLC |
| 8.8.8.8 | United States | Google LLC |
| 185.156.73.98 | Russian Federation | Not known |
DNS Queries
| Request | Type |
|---|---|
| 5isohu.com | A |
| www.msftncsi.com | A |
| drive.usercontent.google.com | A |
| www.aieov.com | A |
Contacted IPs
| IP | Country | ASN/Org |
|---|---|---|
| 224.0.0.252 | — | — |
| 239.255.255.250 | — | — |
| 8.8.4.4 | United States | Google LLC |
| 8.8.8.8 | United States | Google LLC |
| 185.156.73.98 | Russian Federation | Not known |
Port Distribution
| Port | Count | Protocols |
|---|---|---|
| 137 | 1 | udp |
| 5355 | 5 | udp |
| 53 | 52 | udp |
| 3702 | 1 | udp |
UDP Packets
| Source IP | Dest IP | Sport | Dport | Time | Proto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192.168.56.13 | 192.168.56.255 | 137 | 137 | 3.244126081466675 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 224.0.0.252 | 49311 | 5355 | 5.760741949081421 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 224.0.0.252 | 55150 | 5355 | 3.1776199340820312 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 224.0.0.252 | 60010 | 5355 | 5.183666944503784 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 224.0.0.252 | 62406 | 5355 | 3.1844029426574707 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 224.0.0.252 | 63527 | 5355 | 4.515130996704102 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 239.255.255.250 | 52252 | 3702 | 3.203346014022827 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 50554 | 53 | 127.79107189178467 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 53518 | 53 | 222.16567993164062 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 53985 | 53 | 345.19720911979675 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 54879 | 53 | 7.806917905807495 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 54881 | 53 | 7.292836904525757 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 55551 | 53 | 160.54102611541748 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 55743 | 53 | 330.7445619106293 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 56086 | 53 | 301.97837805747986 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 56197 | 53 | 146.1032679080963 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 56908 | 53 | 359.60363602638245 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 57065 | 53 | 240.50922393798828 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 57310 | 53 | 51.82251000404358 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 57415 | 53 | 66.19686508178711 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 58697 | 53 | 15.087810039520264 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 58920 | 53 | 80.64980411529541 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 59610 | 53 | 269.3064761161804 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 60543 | 53 | 207.71260690689087 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 60780 | 53 | 287.6031699180603 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 60910 | 53 | 98.99399209022522 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 61004 | 53 | 174.99395489692688 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 61800 | 53 | 316.4153571128845 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 62493 | 53 | 37.119165897369385 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 62849 | 53 | 22.71286392211914 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 64533 | 53 | 193.33761405944824 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 64801 | 53 | 113.36914610862732 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.4.4 | 64886 | 53 | 254.88435792922974 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 50554 | 53 | 126.7910430431366 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 53518 | 53 | 221.16631388664246 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 53985 | 53 | 344.20048093795776 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 54879 | 53 | 8.806267023086548 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 54881 | 53 | 8.290621042251587 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 55551 | 53 | 159.54127097129822 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 55743 | 53 | 329.74400091171265 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 56086 | 53 | 300.9784960746765 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 56197 | 53 | 145.10400700569153 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 56908 | 53 | 358.6036479473114 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 57065 | 53 | 239.50998091697693 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 57310 | 53 | 50.82245492935181 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 57415 | 53 | 65.19773197174072 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 58697 | 53 | 16.087507963180542 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 58920 | 53 | 79.6507499217987 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 59610 | 53 | 268.3071150779724 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 60543 | 53 | 206.7130570411682 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 60780 | 53 | 286.6038730144501 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 60910 | 53 | 97.99410700798035 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 61004 | 53 | 173.994460105896 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 61800 | 53 | 315.416011095047 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 62493 | 53 | 36.11972498893738 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 62849 | 53 | 21.712610960006714 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 64533 | 53 | 192.3380570411682 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 64801 | 53 | 112.37002611160278 | udp |
| 192.168.56.13 | 8.8.8.8 | 64886 | 53 | 253.88512897491455 | udp |
Hunting tip: alert on unknown binaries initiating TLS to IP‑lookup services or unusual CDN endpoints — especially early in execution.
Persistence & Policy — Registry and Services
Registry and service telemetry points to policy awareness and environment reconnaissance rather than noisy persistence. Below is a compact view of the most relevant keys and handles; expand to see the full lists where available.
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Registry Opened (Top 25)
| Key |
|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Lsa\FipsAlgorithmPolicy\STE |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Lsa\FipsAlgorithmPolicy\Enabled |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Borland\Locales |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Lsa\FipsAlgorithmPolicy\MDMEnabled |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Locales |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Lsa\FipsAlgorithmPolicy |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Delphi\Locales |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\TenantRestrictions\Payload |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\KnownFolders |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\ |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PeerDist\Service |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ALWAYS_USE_DNS_FOR_SPN_KB3022771 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{057EEE47-2572-4AA1-88D7-60CE2149E33C} |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Security |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{352481E8-33BE-4251-BA85-6007CAEDCF9D} |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\AppModel\Lookaside\machine |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MIME_HANDLING |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Rpc |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{057EEE47-2572-4AA1-88D7-60CE2149E33C}\Elevation |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_COMPAT_USE_CONNECTION_BASED_NEGOTIATE_AUTH_KB2151543 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{5E6C858F-0E22-4760-9AFE-EA3317B67173}\PropertyBag |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\DllNXOptions |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\AppModel\Lookaside\user |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_USE_CNAME_FOR_SPN_KB911149 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\OSDATA\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_COMPAT_USE_CONNECTION_BASED_NEGOTIATE_AUTH_KB2151543 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DIGEST_NO_EXTRAS_IN_URI |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_PERMIT_CACHE_FOR_AUTHENTICATED_FTP_KB910274 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\LanguagePack\SurrogateFallback\MS Sans Serif |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{2B0F765D-C0E9-4171-908E-08A611B84FF6}\PropertyBag |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ENABLE_TOKEN_BINDING |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\ |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_URI_DISABLECACHE |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\4 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_USE_IETLDLIST_FOR_DOMAIN_DETERMINATION |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{2B0F765D-C0E9-4171-908E-08A611B84FF6} |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\LanguageOverlay\OverlayPackages\en-US |
Show all (205 total)
| Key |
|---|
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_RETURN_FAILED_CONNECT_CONTENT_KB942615 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\CustomLocale |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\4 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Wow64\x86 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock\Parameters |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Winsock\Setup Migration\Providers\Tcpip |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\PolicyExtensions |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_EXCLUDE_INVALID_CLIENT_CERT_KB929477 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_IGNORE_MAPPINGS_FOR_CREDPOLICY |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BYPASS_CACHE_FOR_CREDPOLICY_KB936611 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\2 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\TenantRestrictions\Payload |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\SdbUpdates |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_USE_UTF8_FOR_BASIC_AUTH_KB967545 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Disable8And16BitMitigation |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{352481E8-33BE-4251-BA85-6007CAEDCF9D}\PropertyBag |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DISABLE_NOTIFY_UNVERIFIED_SPN_KB2385266 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DIGEST_NO_EXTRAS_IN_URI |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\Microsoft\Cryptography\Configuration |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\0 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_USE_IETLDLIST_FOR_DOMAIN_DETERMINATION |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Wow64\x86\xtajit |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_LOCALMACHINE_LOCKDOWN |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_INCLUDE_PORT_IN_SPN_KB908209 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{057EEE47-2572-4AA1-88D7-60CE2149E33C}\InprocHandler32 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{A168AADC-1674-49DA-AD4F-4F27DF8760D0} |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE\Tracing |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_FIX_CHUNKED_PROXY_SCRIPT_DOWNLOAD_KB843289 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ZONES_CHECK_ZONEMAP_POLICY_KB941001 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BUFFERBREAKING_818408 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DISABLE_UNICODE_HANDLE_CLOSING_CALLBACK |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_EXCLUDE_INVALID_CLIENT_CERT_KB929477 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ENABLE_PASSPORT_SESSION_STORE_KB948608 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Security |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\1 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\MUI\UILanguages\en-US |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Ole |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{057EEE47-2572-4AA1-88D7-60CE2149E33C}\LocalServer |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{F1B32785-6FBA-4FCF-9D55-7B8E7F157091}\PropertyBag |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{057EEE47-2572-4AA1-88D7-60CE2149E33C}\InprocServer32 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{057EEE47-2572-4AA1-88D7-60CE2149E33C}\LocalServer32 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ZONES_CHECK_ZONEMAP_POLICY_KB941001 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Segment Heap |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_PRESERVE_SPACES_IN_FILENAMES_KB952730 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{057EEE47-2572-4AA1-88D7-60CE2149E33C}\InprocHandler |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ZoneMap\Ranges\ |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\RETRY_HEADERONLYPOST_ONCONNECTIONRESET |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\ |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ALWAYS_USE_DNS_FOR_SPN_KB3022771 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BYPASS_CACHE_FOR_CREDPOLICY_KB936611 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PeerDist\Service |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE\AppCompat |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{F1B32785-6FBA-4FCF-9D55-7B8E7F157091} |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Winsock\Setup Migration\Providers\Tcpip6 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\svchost015.exe |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\SdbUpdates\ManifestedMergeStubSdbs |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters\dnscache |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Security |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_IGNORE_POLICIES_ZONEMAP_IF_ESC_ENABLED_KB918915 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_RETURN_FAILED_CONNECT_CONTENT_KB942615 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DISABLE_NOTIFY_UNVERIFIED_SPN_KB2385266 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MIME_HANDLING |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_FIX_CHUNKED_PROXY_SCRIPT_DOWNLOAD_KB843289 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\ |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Security |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{a168aadc-1674-49da-ad4f-4f27df8760d0}\ProxyStubClsid32 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_USE_CNAME_FOR_SPN_KB911149 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_SKIP_POST_RETRY_ON_INTERNETWRITEFILE_KB895954 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\LanguagePack\DataStore_V1.0 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BUFFERBREAKING_818408 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\3 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Containers |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_USE_UTF8_FOR_BASIC_AUTH_KB967545 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ENABLE_TOKEN_BINDING |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Rpc\Extensions |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Borland\Locales |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_HTTP_USERNAME_PASSWORD_DISABLE |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\svchost015.exe |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-21-1070296143-2877979003-364783958-1001 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_LOCALMACHINE_LOCKDOWN |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLEAUT |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProtocolDefaults\ |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_SCH_SEND_AUX_RECORD_KB_2618444 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_HTTP_USERNAME_PASSWORD_DISABLE |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_IGNORE_POLICIES_ZONEMAP_IF_ESC_ENABLED_KB918915 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\WinHttp |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\1 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\LanguagePack\SurrogateFallback |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Ole\FeatureDevelopmentProperties |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\1 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{057EEE47-2572-4AA1-88D7-60CE2149E33C}\TreatAs |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\file.exe |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock\Setup Migration\Providers |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\1 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\RETRY_HEADERONLYPOST_ONCONNECTIONRESET |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Appx |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\2 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{5E6C858F-0E22-4760-9AFE-EA3317B67173} |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\PolicyExtensions\TenantRestrictionsPlugin.dll |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\3 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Extensible Cache |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_PRESERVE_SPACES_IN_FILENAMES_KB952730 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_URI_DISABLECACHE |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\COM3 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_PERMIT_CACHE_FOR_AUTHENTICATED_FTP_KB910274 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ALLOW_REVERSE_SOLIDUS_IN_USERINFO_KB932562 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_IGNORE_MAPPINGS_FOR_CREDPOLICY |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DISALLOW_NULL_IN_RESPONSE_HEADERS |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_SKIP_POST_RETRY_ON_INTERNETWRITEFILE_KB895954 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ALLOW_REVERSE_SOLIDUS_IN_USERINFO_KB932562 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\0 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DISALLOW_NULL_IN_RESPONSE_HEADERS |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\ |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\ |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DISABLE_UNICODE_HANDLE_CLOSING_CALLBACK |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_INCLUDE_PORT_IN_SPN_KB908209 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_SCH_SEND_AUX_RECORD_KB_2618444 |
Registry Set (Top 25)
Services Started (Top 15)
Services Opened (Top 15)
What To Do Now — Practical Defense Playbook
- Contain unknowns: block first‑run binaries by default — signatures catch up, containment works now.
- EDR controls: alert on keyboard hooks, screen capture APIs, VM/sandbox checks, and command‑shell launches.
- Registry watch: flag queries/sets under policy paths (e.g., …\FipsAlgorithmPolicy\*).
- Network rules: inspect outbound TLS to IP‑lookup services and unexpected CDN endpoints.
- Hunt broadly: sweep endpoints for the indicators above and quarantine positives immediately.
Dwell time equals attacker opportunity. Reducing execution privileges and egress shrinks that window even when vendors disagree.
