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: 48. Missed: 25. Coverage: 65.8%.

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 (69.23% 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

• T1055.003 – inject thread
• T1620 – inject thread
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1083 – get file size
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1057 – enumerate processes
• T1518 – enumerate processes
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1082 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1012 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1518 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1071 – Terminates another process
• T1071 – Suspicious communication with abused trusted site
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection
• T1105 – Attempts to execute/download malicious files via web browsers
• T1055 – Writes to the memory another process
• T1055 – Writes an executable to the memory of another process
• T1185 – CAPE detected injection into a browser process, likely for Man-In-Browser (MITB) infostealing
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1005 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1012 – Reads installed applications
• T1027.002 – Creates a page with write and execute permissions
• T1027.002 – Resolves API functions dynamically
• T1055 – Writes into the memory of another process
• T1055 – Modifies control flow of another process
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1082 – Reads installed applications
• T1083 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1083 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1113 – Takes screenshot
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1119 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1552.001 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1552.001 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1055 – Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
• T1055 – Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
• T1055 – Writes to foreign memory regions
• T1055 – Allocates memory in foreign processes
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1082 – Checks the free space of harddrives
• T1573 – Uses HTTPS
• T1095 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• T1071 – Uses HTTPS
• T1071 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• T1105 – 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.