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: 72. Detected as malicious: 52. Missed: 20. Coverage: 72.2%.

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 (48.48% 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

• T1083 – get file size
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1082 – get number of processors
• T1027 – encrypt data using Curve25519
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – Resolves a suspicious Top Level Domain (TLD)
• T1071 – Reads from the memory of another process
• T1071 – Queries or connects to DNS-Over-HTTPS/DNS-Over-TLS domain or IP address
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1055 – Writes to the memory another process
• T1055 – Contains .tls (Thread Local Storage) section
• T1055 – Writes an executable to the memory of another process
• T1027 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027.002 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1012 – Reads system data
• T1027.002 – Creates a page with write and execute permissions
• T1027.002 – Resolves API functions dynamically
• T1036.001 – Signed executable failed signature validation
• T1047 – Collects hardware properties
• T1055 – Entry point injection
• T1055 – Writes into the memory of another process
• T1055.012 – Process Hollowing
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1071.004 – Performs DNS request
• T1082 – Enumerates running processes
• T1082 – Collects hardware properties
• T1082 – Reads system data
• T1083 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1095 – Connects to remote host
• T1095 – Sets up server that accepts incoming connections
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1497.001 – Tries to detect application sandbox
• T1552.001 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1562.001 – Modifies native system functions
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1571 – Tries to connect using an uncommon port
• T1047 – Queries sensitive processor information (via WMI, Win32_Processor, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1047 – Queries process information (via WMI, Win32_Process)
• T1047 – Queries sensitive Operating System Information (via WMI, Win32_ComputerSystem, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1055 – Early bird code injection technique detected
• T1055 – Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
• T1055 – Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
• T1055 – Writes to foreign memory regions
• T1055 – Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
• T1055 – Allocates memory in foreign processes
• T1497 – Queries sensitive processor information (via WMI, Win32_Processor, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1497 – Queries sensitive Operating System Information (via WMI, Win32_ComputerSystem, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1027.002 – PE file has section (not .text) which is very likely to contain packed code (zlib compression ratio < 0.011)
• T1003 – Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
• T1056 – Installs a raw input device (often for capturing keystrokes)
• T1056 – Sample has functionality to log and monitor keystrokes, analyze it with the keystroke simulation cookbook
• T1056 – Creates a DirectInput object (often for capturing keystrokes)
• T1518.001 – Switches to a customs stack to bypass stack traces
• T1518.001 – Queries sensitive processor information (via WMI, Win32_Processor, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1518.001 – Queries sensitive Operating System Information (via WMI, Win32_ComputerSystem, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1083 – Enumerates the file system
• T1083 – Shows file infector / information gathering behavior (enumerates multiple directory for files)
• T1082 – Switches to a customs stack to bypass stack traces
• T1082 – Queries the cryptographic machine GUID
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• T1082 – Queries process information (via WMI, Win32_Process)
• T1082 – Queries sensitive Operating System Information (via WMI, Win32_ComputerSystem, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1560 – Public key (encryption) found
• T1005 – Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
• T1005 – Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
• T1573 – Uses HTTPS
• T1571 – Detected TCP or UDP traffic on non-standard ports
• T1105 – Downloads compressed data via HTTP
• T1105 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• T1095 – Downloads compressed data via HTTP
• T1095 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• T1071 – Downloads compressed data via HTTP
• T1071 – Uses HTTPS
• T1071 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP

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.