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: 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 (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

• T1027 – encrypt data using speck
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualBox
• T1027 – encrypt data using HC-128 via WolfSSL
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1543.003 – modify service
• T1569.002 – modify service
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1016 – get local IPv4 addresses
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Parallels
• T1490 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1070.004 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1027 – encrypt data using Salsa20 or ChaCha
• T1135 – enumerate network shares
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1529 – shutdown system
• T1082 – enumerate disk volumes
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1007 – query service status
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings
• T1547.001 – persist via Run registry key
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualPC
• T1007 – enumerate services
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VMWare
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1112 – delete registry value
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1543.003 – stop service
• T1489 – stop service
• T1057 – enumerate process modules
• T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 PRGA
• T1082 – get MAC address on Windows
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES via x86 extensions
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1055 – Contains .tls (Thread Local Storage) section
• T1055 – Writes to the memory another process
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1057 – Enumerates the modules from a process (may be used to locate base addresses in process injection)
• T1071 – Binary file triggered multiple YARA rules
• T1071 – At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
• T1569.002 – Found PSEXEC tool (often used for remote process execution)
• 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
• T1027.002 – PE file has section (not .text) which is very likely to contain packed code (zlib compression ratio < 0.011)
• T1070.004 – May delete shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware)
• T1518.001 – Checks if the current process is being debugged
• 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.