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 12+ hours, this malware remained undetected — a half-day window that permitted the adversary to complete initial execution, establish basic persistence, and perform initial system enumeration.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 73. Detected as malicious: 42. Missed: 31. Coverage: 57.5%.

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 (39.29% 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

• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1564.003 – hide graphical window
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1134 – acquire debug privileges
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1056.001 – log keystrokes via polling
• T1082 – get memory capacity
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1082 – get COMSPEC environment variable
• T1614.001 – get keyboard layout
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1010 – find graphical window
• T1056.001 – log keystrokes
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1010 – enumerate gui resources
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1134.001 – impersonate user
• T1033 – get token membership
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1057 – enumerate processes
• T1518 – enumerate processes
• T1083 – get file version info
• T1529 – shutdown system
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1082 – get disk size
• T1547.009 – create shortcut via IShellLink
• T1083 – enumerate files recursively
• T1105 – download and write a file
• T1115 – open clipboard
• T1115 – read clipboard data
• T1115 – list drag and drop files
• T1083 – get file size
• T1113 – capture screenshot
• T1016 – get socket status
• T1112 – delete registry key
• T1112 – delete registry value
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry key
• T1497.002 – check for unmoving mouse cursor
• T1059 – compiled with AutoIt
• T1539 – An adversary may steal web application or service session cookies and use them to gain access to web applications or Internet services as an authenticated user without needing credentials.
• T1071 – Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic.
• T1573 – Adversaries may employ a known encryption algorithm to conceal command and control traffic rather than relying on any inherent protections provided by a communication protocol.
• T1055 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1036 – Creates files inside the user directory
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1518.001 – May try to detect the virtual machine to hinder analysis (VM artifact strings found in memory)
• T1057 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1010 – Sample monitors Window changes (e.g. starting applications), analyze the sample with the simulation cookbook
• T1082 – Reads software policies
• T1018 – Reads the hosts file
• T1573 – Uses HTTPS
• T1573 – Uses HTTPS for network communication, use the SSL MITM Proxy cookbook for further analysis
• T1095 – Performs DNS lookups
• T1071 – Uses HTTPS
• T1071 – Performs DNS lookups

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.