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 11+ hours, this malware remained undetected — a several-hour window that allowed the adversary to complete initial compromise and begin early-stage persistence establishment.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 68. Detected as malicious: 12. Missed: 56. Coverage: 17.6%.

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

Intensive file system activity (65.73% of behavior) indicates data harvesting, file encryption, or dropper behavior. The threat is actively searching for and manipulating files across the system.

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

• T1564.003 – hide graphical window
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1083 – get file size
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1129 – get ntdll base address
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES via x86 extensions
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1082 – get memory capacity
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1082 – check OS version
• T1140 – decrypt data using AES via x86 extensions
• T1574 – linked against Microsoft Detours
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES
• T1027 – hash data via BCrypt
• T1027 – reference AES constants
• T1129 – Drops a binary and executes it
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1497 – Checks for mouse movement
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1070 – Deletes executed files from disk
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027.002 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1486 – Exhibits possible ransomware or wiper file modification behavior: overwrites_existing_files
• T1036 – Creates files inside the program directory
• T1027.002 – PE file has section (not .text) which is very likely to contain packed code (zlib compression ratio < 0.011)
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1033 – Reads the Windows registered owner settings
• T1033 – Reads the Windows registered organization settings

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.