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 5+ 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: 51. Missed: 22. Coverage: 69.9%.

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 (55.04% 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

• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1053.002 – schedule task via at
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1003 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1555 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1552 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1555.003 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1552.001 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1564 – A process created a hidden window
• T1055 – Writes an executable to the memory of another process
• T1055 – Writes to the memory another process
• T1564.003 – A process created a hidden window
• T1082 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1082 – Collects information to fingerprint the system
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1057 – Expresses interest in specific running processes
• T1057 – Enumerates the modules from a process (may be used to locate base addresses in process injection)
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1012 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1012 – Collects information to fingerprint the system
• T1518 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1071 – Reads from the memory of another process
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – The PE file contains a suspicious PDB path
• T1071 – HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
• T1071 – Terminates another process
• T1071 – Executable is attempted to be downloaded from an IP
• T1071 – Makes a suspicious HTTP request to a commonly exploitable directory with questionable file ext
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1071 – Suspicious communication with abused trusted site
• T1071 – Network activity contains more than one unique useragent.
• T1573 – Fake User-Agent detected
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection containing a suspicious or fake User Agent
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection
• T1005 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1185 – CAPE detected injection into a browser process, likely for Man-In-Browser (MITB) infostealing
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1071 – Detected one or more anomalous HTTP requests
• T1071 – Detected HTTP requests to some non white-listed domains
• 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
• T1071 – Dropping suspicious files
• T1105 – Dropping suspicious files
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1055 – Hijacks the control flow in another process
• T1055 – Allocates memory in foreign processes
• T1055 – Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
• T1055 – Writes to foreign memory regions
• T1036 – Creates files inside the user directory
• T1003 – Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
• T1012 – Monitors certain registry keys / values for changes (often done to protect autostart functionality)
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1082 – Queries the cryptographic machine GUID
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• T1082 – Queries information about the installed CPU (vendor, model number etc)
• T1005 – Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
• T1573 – Uses HTTPS
• T1571 – Uses network protocols on non-standard ports
• T1571 – Detected TCP or UDP traffic on non-standard ports
• T1219 – Attempt to bypass Chrome Application-Bound Encryption
• T1105 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• T1095 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• T1071 – C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
• T1071 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• 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.