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  • June 8, 2026
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Zero‑Dwell Threat Intelligence Report

A narrative, executive‑ready view into the malware’s behavior, exposure, and reliable defenses.
Generated: 2026-06-08 08:11:10 UTC

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.

File
Pengingat untuk mengirimkan aplikasi Hope Family Planning Assistance (PKH) terbaru..rar
Type
RAR compressed archive (v5.0)
SHA‑1
bfa01c441412c89e4d847309e365354ddd2b0655
MD5
—
First Seen
—
Last Analysis
—
Dwell Time
unknown

Extended Dwell Time Impact

For unknown, the dwell time for this case could not be accurately determined from available data.

Comparative Context

Industry studies report a median dwell time closer to 21–24 days. The dwell time for this case could not be accurately determined.

Timeline

Time (UTC) Event Elapsed
2026-04-10 04:52:34 UTC First VirusTotal submission —
2026-06-05 06:54:09 UTC Latest analysis snapshot 56 days, 2 hours, 1 minutes
2026-06-08 08:11:10 UTC Report generation time 59 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes

Why It Matters

Every additional day of dwell time is not just an abstract number — it is attacker opportunity. Each day equates to more time for lateral movement, stealth persistence, and intelligence gathering.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 56. Detected as malicious: 24. Missed: 32. Coverage: 42.9%.

Detected Vendors

  • Xcitium
  • +23 additional vendors (names not provided)

List includes Xcitium plus an additional 18 vendors per the provided summary.

Missed Vendors

  • Acronis
  • Antiy-AVL
  • Avira
  • Bkav
  • ClamAV
  • CMC
  • CrowdStrike
  • Cynet
  • DrWeb
  • ESET-NOD32
  • F-Secure
  • Gridinsoft
  • huorong
  • Jiangmin
  • K7AntiVirus
  • K7GW
  • Kingsoft
  • Malwarebytes
  • Microsoft
  • MicroWorld-eScan
  • NANO-Antivirus
  • Sangfor
  • SUPERAntiSpyware
  • TACHYON
  • VBA32
  • VirIT
  • Webroot
  • Xcitium
  • Yandex
  • Zillya
  • ZoneAlarm
  • Zoner

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.

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

  • T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
  • T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
  • T1071 – HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
  • T1106 – Created a process from a suspicious location
  • T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
  • T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
  • T1497 – Allocates memory with a write watch (potentially for evading sandboxes)
  • T1562.001 – Creates guard pages, often used to prevent reverse engineering and debugging
  • T1082 – Queries the cryptographic machine GUID
  • T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device

Persistence & Policy — Registry and Services

Registry and service telemetry points to policy awareness and environment reconnaissance rather than noisy persistence. Below is a compact view of the most relevant keys and handles; expand to see the full lists where available.

Registry Opened

113

Registry Set

6

Services Started

0

Services Opened

0

Registry Opened (Top 25)

Key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize\AppsUseLightTheme
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\LanguageConfiguration
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MUI\Settings
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Control Panel\Desktop
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize\DisableUmpdBufferSizeCheck
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\MuiCached
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize\DisableMetaFiles
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\PreferredUILanguages
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\MuiCached\MachinePreferredUILanguages
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\MuiCached\MachineLanguageConfiguration
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Ole\FeatureDevelopmentProperties
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Pacific Standard Time\Dynamic DST
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Disable8And16BitMitigation
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Fusion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\SdbUpdates\ManifestedMergeStubSdbs
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Control Panel\International\Calendars\TwoDigitYearMax
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\Offload
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Fusion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default\v4.0_policy.4.0.System__b77a5c561934e089
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE\AppCompat
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\COM3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\unarchiver.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Cryptography
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\KnownFolderSettings
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId\Windows.Foundation.Diagnostics.AsyncCausalityTracer\CustomAttributes
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default\policy.4.0.System.Configuration__b03f5f7f11d50a3a
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\Policy\Standards
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Setup
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\cmd.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\PackagedCom
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\policy\v4.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Segment Heap
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Appx
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLEAUT
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\DESHashSessionKeyBackward
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default\v4.0_policy.4.0.System.Configuration__b03f5f7f11d50a3a
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\unarchiver.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\MUI\UILanguages\en-US
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE
Show all (113 total)
Key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE\Tracing
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId\Windows.Foundation.Diagnostics.AsyncCausalityTracer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\AppContext
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Pacific Standard Time
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\MUI\Settings
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\CustomLocale
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\OSDATA\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Rpc\Extensions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PackagedCom\TreatAsClassIndex\{00000323-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default\policy.4.0.System__b77a5c561934e089
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PackagedCom\ClassIndex\{00000323-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\7za.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\unarchiver.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319\SKUs\default
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PackagedCom\TreatAsClassIndex
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319\SKUs\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\Defaults\Provider Types\Type 024
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Wow64\x86
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\SdbUpdates
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default\v4.0_policy.4.0.System.Xml__b77a5c561934e089
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Rpc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\Microsoft\Cryptography\Configuration
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Fusion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Ole
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\policy\standards\v4.0.30319
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Rpc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\LanguageOverlay\OverlayPackages\en-US
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\Policy\Servicing
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Safer\CodeIdentifiers
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\Defaults\Provider\Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\StrongName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default\policy.4.0.System.Xml__b77a5c561934e089
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{00000323-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\AppModel\Lookaside\user
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Wow64\x86\xtajit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\Calendars\TwoDigitYearMax
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PackagedCom\ClassIndex
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\Policy\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\PropertyBag
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE\Diagnosis
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\AppModel\Lookaside\machine
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00000323-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\Policy\APTCA
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Registry Set (Top 25)

Key Value
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths\mtime 100
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths\name 120
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths\size 80
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths\type 120
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes\ShellExtBMP —
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes\ShellExtIcon —

Services Started (Top 15)

Services Opened (Top 15)

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