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+ hours, this malware remained undetected — a limited but sufficient window for the adversary to complete initial execution and establish basic system access.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 72. Detected as malicious: 57. Missed: 15. Coverage: 79.2%.

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 (53.94% 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

• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1543.003 – delete service
• T1007 – query service status
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1543.003 – start service
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1057 – get process heap flags
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1027 – reference Base64 string
• T1135 – enumerate network shares
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1053.002 – schedule task via at
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1016 – get local IPv4 addresses
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VMWare
• T1070.001 – clear Windows event logs
• T1057 – enumerate processes
• T1518 – enumerate processes
• T1053.005 – schedule task via schtasks
• T1083 – get file size
• T1543.003 – stop service
• T1489 – stop service
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1490 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1070.004 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1027 – encrypt data using Curve25519
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualBox
• T1134 – acquire debug privileges
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1070.004 – self delete
• T1006 – Accesses volumes directly
• T1016 – Reads network adapter information
• T1016 – Queries a host’s domain name
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1134 – Enables process privileges
• T1134 – Enables critical process privileges
• T1486 – Appends new extensions to many filenames
• T1489 – Tries to disable antivirus software
• T1489 – Disables a crucial system service
• T1490 – Modifies Windows automatic backups
• T1491.001 – Changes the desktop wallpaper
• T1562.001 – Tries to disable antivirus software
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1547.001 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1222 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1134 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1529 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1112 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1012 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1083 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1082 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1129 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1059 – Detected command line output monitoring
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1564.003 – Detected the creation of a hidden window (common execution hiding technique)
• T1057 – The process searched for a process without success: maybe some not-found process was needed (browser?)
• T1057 – The process may have looked for a particular process running on the system
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1107 – The process attempted to delete some Shadow Volume Copies (typical in ransomware)
• T1106 – The process attempted to delete some Shadow Volume Copies (typical in ransomware)
• T1082 – Queries for the computername
• T1031 – The process has tried to stop some active services
• T1107 – The process acted as a ransomware (suspicious behaviours common in ransomwares were detected)
• T1105 – The process acted as a ransomware (suspicious behaviours common in ransomwares were detected)
• T1547.001 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1222 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1134 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1529 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1112 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1012 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1083 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1082 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1129 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1547.001 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1222 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1134 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1529 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1112 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1012 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1083 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1082 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1129 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1547.001 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1222 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1134 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1529 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1112 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1012 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1083 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1082 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1129 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1027.009 – Drops interesting files and uses them
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods

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.