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 (81.82% 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

• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1027 – reference AES constants
• T1027 – encrypt data using DPAPI
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1082 – get memory capacity
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1140 – decode data using Base64 via WinAPI
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1057 – get process heap flags
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1614.001 – get keyboard layout
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES
• T1055 – Writes to the memory another process
• T1057 – Enumerates the modules from a process (may be used to locate base addresses in process injection)
• T1071 – Binary file triggered YARA rule
• T1071 – At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1140 – decode data using Base64 via WinAPI
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1057 – get process heap flags
• T1027 – encrypt data using DPAPI
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES
• T1027 – reference AES constants
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1614.001 – get keyboard layout
• T1082 – get memory capacity
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1057 – The process attempted to detect a running debugger using common APIs
• T1057 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1614.001 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1614 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1082 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1140 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1083 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1129 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1012 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1027 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1542.003 – May use bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings
• T1562.001 – Launches processes in debugging mode, may be used to hinder debugging
• T1497 – Checks if the current process is being debugged
• T1518.001 – Checks if the current process is being debugged

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.