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+ days, this malware remained undetected — a brief but concerning window that permitted the adversary to establish initial foothold, perform basic system enumeration, and potentially access immediate system resources.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 73. Detected as malicious: 54. Missed: 19. Coverage: 74.0%.

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 (72.13% 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

• T1529 – shutdown system
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1135 – enumerate network shares
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1543.003 – stop service
• T1489 – stop service
• T1027 – encrypt data using speck
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VMWare
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualPC
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1543.003 – modify service
• T1569.002 – modify service
• T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 PRGA
• T1007 – enumerate services
• T1057 – enumerate process modules
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1007 – query service status
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1027 – encrypt data using HC-128 via WolfSSL
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualBox
• T1490 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1070.004 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1027 – encrypt data using Salsa20 or ChaCha
• T1112 – delete registry value
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1082 – enumerate disk volumes
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1082 – get MAC address on Windows
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES via x86 extensions
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Parallels
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1016 – get local IPv4 addresses
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings
• T1547.001 – persist via Run registry key
• T1071 – Binary file triggered multiple YARA rules
• T1106 – Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
• T1055 – Contains .tls (Thread Local Storage) section
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1569.002 – Found PSEXEC tool (often used for remote process execution)
• T1542.003 – May use bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings
• T1562.001 – Creates guard pages, often used to prevent reverse engineering and debugging
• T1070.004 – May delete shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware)
• T1560 – Public key (encryption) found
• T1090 – Found Tor onion address

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.