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: 57. Missed: 16. Coverage: 78.1%.

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 (48.36% 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

• T1614.001 – get keyboard layout
• T1125 – capture webcam image
• T1083 – get file version info
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1082 – get disk size
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1056.001 – log keystrokes
• T1010 – enumerate gui resources
• T1082 – get number of processors
• T1056.001 – log keystrokes via polling
• T1010 – find graphical window
• T1113 – capture screenshot
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1564.003 – hide graphical window
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• 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
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1005 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1005 – Reads sensitive FTP data
• T1005 – Reads sensitive application data
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive mail data
• T1005 – Reads sensitive mail data
• T1005 – Tries to read cached credentials of various applications
• T1012 – Reads system data
• T1012 – Possibly does reconnaissance
• T1012 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1012 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1012 – Reads sensitive FTP data
• T1012 – Reads sensitive application data
• T1012 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1012 – Searches for sensitive mail data
• T1012 – Reads sensitive mail data
• T1027.002 – Creates a page with write and execute permissions
• T1027.002 – Resolves API functions dynamically
• T1053.005 – Schedules task
• T1053.005 – Schedules task via schtasks
• T1071.001 – Downloads file
• T1082 – Reads system data
• T1083 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1083 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1083 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1083 – Searches for sensitive mail data
• T1083 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1095 – Connects to remote host
• T1105 – Downloads file
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1119 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1119 – Reads sensitive FTP data
• T1119 – Reads sensitive application data
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive mail data
• T1119 – Reads sensitive mail data
• T1119 – Tries to read cached credentials of various applications
• T1134 – Enables process privileges
• T1217 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1497.003 – Delays execution
• T1552.001 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1552.001 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1552.001 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1552.001 – Searches for sensitive mail data
• T1552.001 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1552.002 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1552.002 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1552.002 – Reads sensitive FTP data
• T1552.002 – Reads sensitive application data
• T1552.002 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1552.002 – Searches for sensitive mail data
• T1552.002 – Reads sensitive mail data
• T1555.003 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1622 – Tries to detect debugger
• T1059 – Detected command line output monitoring
• T1140 – Detected an attempt to pull out some data from the binary image
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1057 – The process attempted to detect a running debugger using common APIs
• T1082 – Queries for the computername
• T1053 – It registers tasks through ITaskFolder::RegisterTaskDefinition
• T1027.009 – Drops interesting files and uses them
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1053 – Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
• T1129 – Sample uses process hollowing technique
• T1055 – Allocates memory in foreign processes
• T1055 – Sample uses process hollowing technique
• T1055 – Writes to foreign memory regions
• T1036 – Drops PE files to the user root directory (C:\\Documents and Settings\\User or C:\\Users\\User)
• T1036 – Drops PE files to the user directory
• T1036 – Creates files inside the user directory
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1497 – Checks if the current process is being debugged
• T1218.011 – Runs a DLL by calling functions
• T1003 – Tries to harvest and steal ftp login credentials
• T1003 – Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
• T1552.002 – Tries to harvest and steal Putty information (sessions, passwords, etc)
• T1518.001 – Allocates many large memory junks
• T1518.001 – Checks if the current process is being debugged
• T1083 – Reads ini files
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• T1082 – Queries the cryptographic machine GUID
• T1082 – Checks if Microsoft Office is installed
• T1114 – Tries to search for mail accounts
• T1005 – Tries to harvest and steal ftp login credentials
• T1005 – Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
• T1095 – Posts data to webserver
• T1071 – Posts data to webserver
• T1071 – Uses a known web browser user agent for HTTP communication

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.