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 9+ minutes, this malware was rapidly detected — demonstrating excellent security controls that intercepted the threat during initial execution phases, severely limiting adversary capabilities.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 72. Detected as malicious: 51. Missed: 21. Coverage: 70.8%.

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

Dominant system-level operations (70.96% 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 hostname
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1070.004 – self delete
• T1071 – The PE file contains a suspicious PDB path
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection
• T1070.006 – The PE file contains a suspicious PDB path
• T1070.006 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1070.006 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1070 – The PE file contains a suspicious PDB path
• T1070 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1070 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1198 – The binary has an Authenticode signature
• T1198 – The file have a Trusted Certificate
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1071 – Detected HTTP requests to some non white-listed domains
• T1082 – Queries for the computername
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1070.004 – self delete
• T1033 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1083 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1082 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1070.004 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1087 – The binary presents some anomalies in its PE header and/or PE sections.
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1573 – Uses HTTPS
• T1071 – Uses HTTPS

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.