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: 55. Missed: 18. Coverage: 75.3%.

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 Salsa20 or ChaCha
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings
• T1529 – shutdown system
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1112 – delete registry value
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Parallels
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1016 – get local IPv4 addresses
• T1057 – enumerate process modules
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1082 – enumerate disk volumes
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1027 – encrypt data using speck
• T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 PRGA
• T1082 – get MAC address on Windows
• T1027 – encrypt data using HC-128 via WolfSSL
• T1543.003 – modify service
• T1569.002 – modify service
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1490 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1070.004 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1007 – enumerate services
• T1135 – enumerate network shares
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualPC
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualBox
• T1547.001 – persist via Run registry key
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES via x86 extensions
• T1007 – query service status
• T1543.003 – stop service
• T1489 – stop service
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VMWare
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value

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.