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: 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 (55.17% 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

• T1082 – get memory capacity
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1213 – reference WMI statements
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1083 – get file system object information
• T1564.003 – hide graphical window
• T1140 – decrypt data using AES via x86 extensions
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1047 – connect to WMI namespace via WbemLocator
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1082 – check OS version
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1033 – get token membership
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualBox
• T1027 – reference AES constants
• T1010 – find graphical window
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1202 – Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• T1202 – Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• T1070 – Deletes executed files from disk
• T1497 – Detects the presence of Windows Defender AV emulator via files
• 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
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1083 – Detects the presence of Windows Defender AV emulator via files
• T1057 – Uses Windows utilities to enumerate running processes
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1057 – Expresses interest in specific running processes
• T1057 – Detects the presence of Windows Defender AV emulator via files
• T1518 – Detects the presence of Windows Defender AV emulator via files
• T1071 – The PE file contains a PDB path
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – Resolves a suspicious Top Level Domain (TLD)
• T1071 – Suspicious communication with abused trusted site
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection
• T1106 – Created a process from a suspicious location
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• 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
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1564.003 – hide graphical window
• T1083 – get file system object information
• T1569.002 – interact with driver via control codes
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1082 – check OS version
• T1047 – connect to WMI namespace via WbemLocator
• T1213 – reference WMI statements
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES
• T1027 – reference AES constants
• T1140 – decrypt data using AES via x86 extensions
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1033 – get token membership
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1082 – get memory capacity
• T1010 – find graphical window
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1082 – Queries for the computername
• T1055 – Likely PROPagate Technique is running
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualBox
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1027.009 – Drops interesting files and uses them
• 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 system directory
• T1027.002 – File is packed with WinRar
• T1070.006 – Binary contains a suspicious time stamp
• T1057 – Uses tasklist.exe to query information about running processes
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1057 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1083 – Reads ini files
• T1083 – Writes ini files
• T1083 – Enumerates the file system

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.