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 1+ 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: 68. Missed: 5. Coverage: 93.2%.

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 (56.59% 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

• T1027.002 – packed with Mpress
• T1129 – Drops a binary and executes it
• T1547 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1547.001 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1071 – Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – Creates a slightly modified copy of itself
• T1071 – Binary file triggered YARA rule
• T1112 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1027 – Executable file is packed/obfuscated with MPRESS
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027.002 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1027.002 – Executable file is packed/obfuscated with MPRESS
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1060 – The process has tried to set its autorun on the system startup
• T1112 – The process has tried to set its autorun on the system startup
• T1050 – The process has tried to set its autorun on the system startup
• T1027.009 – Drops interesting files and uses them

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.