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: 70. Detected as malicious: 11. Missed: 59. Coverage: 15.7%.

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

Intensive file system activity (34.76% of behavior) indicates data harvesting, file encryption, or dropper behavior. The threat is actively searching for and manipulating files across the system.

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

• T1614.001 – identify system language via API
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1082 – get disk size
• T1082 – check OS version
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1027 – encrypt data using HC-128
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1529 – shutdown system
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VMWare
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1027.002 – packed with generic packer
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1083 – get file size
• T1027 – encrypt data using Salsa20 or ChaCha
• T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 PRGA
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualBox
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1129 – Drops a binary and executes it
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1055 – Contains .tls (Thread Local Storage) section
• T1497 – Checks for mouse movement
• 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
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1198 – The binary has an Authenticode signature
• T1198 – The file have a Trusted Certificate
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1140 – Detected an attempt to pull out some data from the binary image
• T1027.009 – The process has executed a dropped binary
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1071 – Detected HTTP requests to some non white-listed domains
• T1057 – The process attempted to detect a running debugger using common APIs
• T1055 – Likely PROPagate Technique is running
• T1082 – Queries for the computername
• T1027.009 – Drops interesting files and uses them
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1036 – Creates files inside the program directory
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1033 – Reads the Windows registered organization settings
• T1033 – Reads the Windows registered owner settings

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.