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 (62.35% 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

• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1057 – enumerate process modules
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 PRGA
• T1027 – encrypt data using speck
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1055 – Writes to the memory another process
• 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
• T1057 – Enumerates the modules from a process (may be used to locate base addresses in process injection)
• 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)
• 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.