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 17+ hours, this malware remained undetected — a half-day window that permitted the adversary to complete initial execution, establish basic persistence, and perform initial system enumeration.

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

Intensive file system activity (45.61% 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

• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1027 – hash data via BCrypt
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1027 – reference Base64 string
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1082 – get memory capacity
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1082 – get number of processors
• T1003 – Harvests credentials from local FTP client softwares
• T1003 – Harvests information related to installed instant messenger clients
• T1003 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1552 – Harvests credentials from local FTP client softwares
• T1552 – Harvests information related to installed instant messenger clients
• T1552 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1552.001 – Harvests credentials from local FTP client softwares
• T1552.001 – Harvests information related to installed instant messenger clients
• T1552.001 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1114 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1005 – Harvests credentials from local FTP client softwares
• T1005 – Harvests information related to installed instant messenger clients
• T1005 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1547 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1547.001 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1055 – Writes an executable to the memory of another process
• T1055 – Writes to the memory another process
• T1112 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• 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
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1083 – Attempts to identify installed AV products by installation directory
• T1057 – Enumerates the modules from a process (may be used to locate base addresses in process injection)
• T1518.001 – Attempts to identify installed AV products by installation directory
• T1518 – Attempts to identify installed AV products by installation directory
• T1071 – Reads from the memory of another process
• T1071 – A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• T1071 – Looks up the external IP address
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1071 – At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
• T1568 – Connects to a Dynamic DNS Domain
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection
• T1106 – Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1082 – get memory capacity
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1055 – write process memory
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1027 – hash data via BCrypt
• T1027 – reference Base64 string
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1542.003 – May use bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings
• T1055 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1036 – Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension
• T1036 – Drops files with a non matching file extension (content does not match to file extension)
• T1036 – Creates files inside the user directory
• T1218.011 – Runs a DLL by calling functions
• T1070.006 – Binary contains a suspicious time stamp
• T1057 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)

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.