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: 55. Missed: 18. Coverage: 75.3%.

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 (40.83% 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

• T1056.001 – log keystrokes via polling
• T1010 – find graphical window
• T1083 – get file version info
• T1010 – enumerate gui resources
• T1082 – get number of processors
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1027 – reference Base64 string
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1083 – get file size
• T1113 – capture screenshot
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1082 – get disk size
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1056.001 – log keystrokes
• T1564.003 – hide graphical window
• T1614.001 – get keyboard layout
• T1129 – Drops a binary and executes it
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• T1071 – Network activity contains more than one unique useragent.
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection
• T1055 – Writes to the memory another process
• T1055 – Contains .tls (Thread Local Storage) section
• 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
• 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 – Writes to foreign memory regions
• T1036 – Icon mismatch, binary includes an Icon from a different legit application in order to fool users
• T1036 – Creates files inside the user directory
• T1560 – Public key (encryption) found
• T1573 – Uses HTTPS
• T1095 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• T1071 – Uses HTTPS
• T1071 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• T1071 – C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
• T1105 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP

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.