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 5+ 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: 31. Missed: 42. Coverage: 42.5%.

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

Dominant system-level operations (78.57% 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

• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1082 – check OS version
• T1083 – enumerate files recursively
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1083 – get file size
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1057 – enumerate process modules
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1071 – Terminates another process
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• T1070.006 – Binary contains a suspicious time stamp
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• T1082 – Checks if Microsoft Office is installed

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.