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 1+ hours, this malware remained undetected — a limited but sufficient window for the adversary to complete initial execution and establish basic system access.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 73. Detected as malicious: 47. Missed: 26. Coverage: 64.4%.

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 (68.42% 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

• T1562 – Attempts to modify Windows Defender using PowerShell
• T1112 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1064 – A scripting utility was executed
• T1064 – Attempts to execute suspicious powershell command arguments
• T1562.001 – Attempts to modify Windows Defender using PowerShell
• 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
• T1547 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1547.001 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1082 – Collects information to fingerprint the system
• T1012 – Collects information to fingerprint the system
• T1071 – Anomalous binary characteristics
• T1106 – Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
• T1059 – A scripting utility was executed
• T1059 – Attempts to modify Windows Defender using PowerShell
• T1059 – Attempts to execute suspicious powershell command arguments
• T1059.001 – Attempts to execute suspicious powershell command arguments
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• T1036 – Creates files inside the user directory
• T1562.001 – Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1027.002 – PE file has section (not .text) which is very likely to contain packed code (zlib compression ratio < 0.011)
• T1056 – Installs a raw input device (often for capturing keystrokes)
• T1056 – Sample has functionality to log and monitor keystrokes, analyze it with the keystroke simulation cookbook
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• T1571 – Detected TCP or UDP traffic on non-standard ports
• T1571 – Uses network protocols on non-standard ports
• T1105 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• T1095 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• T1071 – 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.