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 7+ hours, this malware remained undetected — a several-hour window that allowed the adversary to complete initial compromise and begin early-stage persistence establishment.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 73. Detected as malicious: 67. Missed: 6. Coverage: 91.8%.

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

Intensive file system activity (46.41% of behavior) indicates data harvesting, file encryption, or dropper behavior. The threat is actively searching for and manipulating files across the system.

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

• T1083 – get file size
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1543.003 – start service
• T1543.003 – create service
• T1569.002 – create service
• T1543.003 – persist via Windows service
• T1569.002 – persist via Windows service
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1543.003 – modify service
• T1569.002 – modify service
• T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 KSA
• T1016 – get socket status
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1003 – Accessed credential storage registry keys
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1129 – Drops a binary and executes it
• T1053 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1543 – Created a service that was not started
• T1547 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1543.003 – Created a service that was not started
• T1543.003 – Operates on local firewall’s policies and settings
• T1547.001 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1055 – Writes to the memory another process
• T1564 – A process created a hidden window
• T1202 – Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• T1562 – Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by CAPE
• T1562 – Operates on local firewall’s policies and settings
• T1112 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1112 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1112 – Operates on local firewall’s policies and settings
• T1070 – Deletes executed files from disk
• T1497 – Checks for mouse movement
• T1562.001 – Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by CAPE
• T1027 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1564.003 – A process created a hidden window
• T1027.002 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1082 – Access the NetLogon registry key, potentially used for discovery or tampering
• T1082 – Collects information to fingerprint the system
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1057 – Expresses interest in specific running processes
• T1012 – Collects information to fingerprint the system
• T1012 – Access the NetLogon registry key, potentially used for discovery or tampering
• T1071 – A named pipe was used for inter-process communication
• T1071 – Terminates another process
• T1071 – HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
• T1071 – Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1071 – A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• T1071 – Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1071 – Reads from the memory of another process
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection
• T1486 – Exhibits possible ransomware or wiper file modification behavior: mass_file_deletion
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• T1543.003 – Modifies existing windows services
• T1055 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1055 – Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
• T1055 – Writes to foreign memory regions
• T1036 – Creates files inside the user directory
• T1497 – Queries disk information (often used to detect virtual machines)
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1518.001 – Queries disk information (often used to detect virtual machines)
• T1518.001 – Tries to evade debugger and weak emulator (self modifying code)
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1057 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1082 – Queries disk information (often used to detect virtual machines)
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• T1082 – Tries to evade debugger and weak emulator (self modifying code)

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.