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 2+ 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: 57. Missed: 16. Coverage: 78.1%.

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 (53.70% 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

• T1134.001 – impersonate user
• T1529 – shutdown system
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1010 – find graphical window
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1105 – download and write a file
• T1033 – get token membership
• T1547.009 – create shortcut via IShellLink
• T1614.001 – get keyboard layout
• T1016 – get socket status
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1083 – get file size
• T1115 – open clipboard
• T1082 – get COMSPEC environment variable
• T1497.002 – check for unmoving mouse cursor
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1057 – enumerate processes
• T1518 – enumerate processes
• T1113 – capture screenshot
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1083 – get file version info
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1112 – delete registry value
• T1059 – compiled with AutoIt
• T1115 – list drag and drop files
• T1082 – get memory capacity
• T1056.001 – log keystrokes via polling
• T1056.001 – log keystrokes
• T1083 – enumerate files recursively
• T1082 – get disk size
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1564.003 – hide graphical window
• T1010 – enumerate gui resources
• T1112 – delete registry key
• T1115 – read clipboard data
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry key
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1134 – acquire debug privileges
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1005 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1012 – Query OS Information
• T1012 – Possibly does reconnaissance
• T1027.002 – Creates a page with write and execute permissions
• T1055 – Writes into the memory of another process
• T1055 – Modifies control flow of another process
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1071.004 – Performs DNS request
• T1082 – Enumerates running processes
• T1082 – Query OS Information
• T1083 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1083 – Possibly does reconnaissance
• T1095 – Connects to remote host
• T1106 – Tries to detect kernel debugger
• T1106 – Makes direct system call to possibly evade hooking based monitoring
• T1115 – Captures clipboard data
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1119 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1497.003 – Delays execution
• T1552.001 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1555.003 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1622 – Tries to detect debugger
• T1622 – Tries to detect kernel debugger
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1564.003 – Detected the creation of a hidden window (common execution hiding technique)
• T1071 – Detected one or more anomalous HTTP requests
• T1071 – Detected HTTP requests to some non white-listed domains
• T1057 – The process attempted to detect a running debugger using common APIs
• T1063 – The process attempted to detect some widespread AVs presence looking at their installation directories
• T1185 – Detected an attempt to write registry keys related to the proxy settings
• T1112 – Detected an attempt to write registry keys related to the proxy settings
• T1105 – Dropping suspicious files
• T1071 – Dropping suspicious files
• T1027.009 – Drops interesting files and uses them
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1055 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1055 – Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
• T1055 – Writes to foreign memory regions
• T1518.001 – Switches to a customs stack to bypass stack traces
• T1057 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1082 – Switches to a customs stack to bypass stack traces

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.