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 17+ 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.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 73. Detected as malicious: 56. Missed: 17. Coverage: 76.7%.

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 (49.32% 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.

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

• T1027 – reference AES constants
• T1140 – decode data using Base64 via WinAPI
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES
• T1614.001 – get keyboard layout
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1082 – get memory capacity
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1027 – encrypt data using DPAPI
• T1057 – get process heap flags
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1071 – Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• T1071 – Binary file triggered YARA rule
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)

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.

Hunting tip: alert on unknown binaries initiating TLS to IP‑lookup services or unusual CDN endpoints — especially early in execution.