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 4+ 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: 72. Detected as malicious: 69. Missed: 3. Coverage: 95.8%.

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 (66.67% 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
• T1033 – get token membership
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 KSA
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1057 – get process heap flags
• T1053.005 – schedule task via ITaskScheduler
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1027 – manually build AES constants
• T1543.003 – start service
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1497 – check for VM using instruction VPCEXT
• T1083 – get file size
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1543.003 – modify service
• T1569.002 – modify service
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime

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.