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 (45.16% 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

• T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 PRGA
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1082 – get memory capacity
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1082 – get number of processors
• T1071 – Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic.
• T1027 – Adversaries may attempt to make an executable or file difficult to discover or analyze by encrypting, encoding, or otherwise obfuscating its contents on the system or in transit.
• T1027.002 – Adversaries may perform software packing or virtual machine software protection to conceal their code.
• T1045 – Software Packing
• T1574.002 – Tries to load missing DLLs
• T1218.011 – Runs a DLL by calling functions
• T1497 – Contains medium sleeps (>= 30s)
• T1056 – Creates a DirectInput object (often for capturing keystrokes)
• T1082 – Reads software policies
• T1095 – Performs DNS lookups
• T1071 – Performs DNS lookups

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.