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 3+ 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: 41. Missed: 32. Coverage: 56.2%.

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 (68.42% 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

• T1027 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1027.002 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection
• T1006 – Accesses volumes directly
• T1012 – Possibly does reconnaissance
• T1016 – Reads network adapter information
• T1027.002 – Creates a page with write and execute permissions
• T1027.002 – Resolves API functions dynamically
• T1027.002 – Overwrites code
• T1055 – Writes into the memory of a process started from a created or modified executable
• T1055 – Modifies control flow of a process started from a created or modified executable
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1071.001 – Downloads executable
• T1071.004 – Performs DNS request
• T1095 – Connects to remote host
• T1095 – Sets up server that accepts incoming connections
• T1105 – Downloads executable
• T1112 – Installs system startup script or application
• T1124 – Tries to detect analyzer sandbox
• T1129 – Loads a dropped DLL
• T1497.003 – Delays execution
• T1497.003 – Tries to detect analyzer sandbox
• T1547.001 – Installs system startup script or application
• T1562.001 – Modifies native system functions
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1055 – Allocates memory in foreign processes
• T1055 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1055 – Writes to foreign memory regions
• T1055 – Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
• T1036 – Creates files inside the user directory
• T1112 – Stores large binary data to the registry
• T1497 – Allocates memory with a write watch (potentially for evading sandboxes)
• T1562.001 – Creates guard pages, often used to prevent reverse engineering and debugging
• T1562.001 – Adds / modifies Windows certificates
• T1564.001 – Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1057 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1016 – Checks the online ip address of the machine
• T1083 – Reads ini files
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• T1082 – Queries the cryptographic machine GUID
• T1573 – Uses HTTPS
• T1571 – Detected TCP or UDP traffic on non-standard ports
• 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.