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 2+ 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: 73. Detected as malicious: 58. Missed: 15. Coverage: 79.5%.

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 (48.35% 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

• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1134 – acquire debug privileges
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1016 – get local IPv4 addresses
• T1053.005 – schedule task via schtasks
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1007 – query service status
• T1135 – enumerate network shares
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualBox
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1057 – enumerate processes
• T1518 – enumerate processes
• T1543.003 – start service
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1070.004 – self delete
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VMWare
• T1070.001 – clear Windows event logs
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1543.003 – stop service
• T1489 – stop service
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1053.002 – schedule task via at
• T1027 – encrypt data using Curve25519
• T1543.003 – delete service
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1027 – reference Base64 string
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1490 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1070.004 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1083 – get file size
• T1057 – get process heap flags
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• 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
• T1059 – Detected command line output monitoring
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1564.003 – Detected the creation of a hidden window (common execution hiding technique)
• T1057 – The process may have looked for a particular process running on the system
• T1057 – The process searched for a process without success: maybe some not-found process was needed (browser?)
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1106 – The process attempted to delete some Shadow Volume Copies (typical in ransomware)
• T1107 – The process attempted to delete some Shadow Volume Copies (typical in ransomware)
• T1179 – The process behaves as a keylogger (keyboard capturing detected)
• T1056 – The process behaves as a keylogger (keyboard capturing detected)
• T1031 – The process has tried to stop some active services
• T1082 – Queries for the computername
• T1105 – The process acted as a ransomware (suspicious behaviours common in ransomwares were detected)
• T1107 – The process acted as a ransomware (suspicious behaviours common in ransomwares were detected)
• 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.