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: 58. Missed: 15. Coverage: 79.5%.

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

Significant process manipulation (42.55% of behavior) suggests code injection, process hollowing, or privilege escalation techniques. The malware is actively compromising running processes to hide its activities.

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1083 – get file size
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualBox
• T1135 – enumerate network shares
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VMWare
• T1543.003 – start service
• T1543.003 – stop service
• T1489 – stop service
• T1007 – query service status
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1057 – enumerate processes
• T1518 – enumerate processes
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1543.003 – delete service
• T1053.005 – schedule task via schtasks
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1070.001 – clear Windows event logs
• T1027 – encrypt data using Curve25519
• T1134 – acquire debug privileges
• T1016 – get local IPv4 addresses
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1490 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1070.004 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1053.002 – schedule task via at
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1057 – get process heap flags
• T1070.004 – self delete
• T1027 – reference Base64 string
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1003 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1552 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1552.001 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1543 – Attempts to stop active services
• T1543.003 – Attempts to stop active services
• T1548 – A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• T1114 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1005 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1074 – Manipulates data from or to the Recycle Bin
• T1489 – Attempts to stop active services
• T1486 – Exhibits possible ransomware or wiper file modification behavior: overwrites_existing_files
• T1071 – HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1095 – Generates some ICMP traffic
• T1202 – Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• T1202 – Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• T1562 – Attempts to stop active services
• T1036 – A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• T1562.001 – Attempts to stop active services
• 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
• T1057 – Expresses interest in specific running processes
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1006 – Accesses volumes directly
• T1016 – Reads network adapter information
• T1016 – Queries a host’s domain name
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1134 – Enables process privileges
• T1134 – Enables critical process privileges
• T1486 – Appends new extensions to many filenames
• T1489 – Tries to disable antivirus software
• T1489 – Disables a crucial system service
• T1490 – Modifies Windows automatic backups
• T1491.001 – Changes the desktop wallpaper
• T1562.001 – Tries to disable antivirus software
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1027 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1059 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1222 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1033 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1056.001 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1129 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1082 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1497.001 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1083 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1547.009 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1070.004 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1614 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1614.001 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1059 – Detected command line output monitoring
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1057 – The process searched for a process without success: maybe some not-found process was needed (browser?)
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1564.003 – Detected the creation of a hidden window (common execution hiding technique)
• T1057 – The process may have looked for a particular process running on the system
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1027 – encrypt data using Curve25519
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1057 – get process heap flags
• T1134 – acquire debug privileges
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1083 – get file size
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1053.002 – schedule task via at
• T1135 – enumerate network shares
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1016 – get local IPv4 addresses
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1007 – query service status
• T1543.003 – start service
• T1543.003 – delete service
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1053.005 – schedule task via schtasks
• T1027 – reference Base64 string
• T1107 – The process attempted to delete some Shadow Volume Copies (typical in ransomware)
• T1106 – The process attempted to delete some Shadow Volume Copies (typical in ransomware)
• T1056 – The process behaves as a keylogger (keyboard capturing detected)
• T1179 – The process behaves as a keylogger (keyboard capturing detected)
• T1107 – The process acted as a ransomware (suspicious behaviours common in ransomwares were detected)
• T1105 – The process acted as a ransomware (suspicious behaviours common in ransomwares were detected)
• T1031 – The process has tried to stop some active services
• T1082 – Queries for the computername
• T1027 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1059 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1222 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1033 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1056.001 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1129 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1082 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1497.001 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1083 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1547.009 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1070.004 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1614 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1614.001 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1027 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1059 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1222 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1033 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1056.001 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1129 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1082 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1497.001 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1083 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1547.009 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1070.004 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1614 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1614.001 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1070.004 – self delete
• T1070.001 – clear Windows event logs
• T1490 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1070.004 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1057 – enumerate processes
• T1518 – enumerate processes
• T1543.003 – stop service
• T1489 – stop service
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualBox
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VMWare
• T1027 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1059 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1222 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1033 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1056.001 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1129 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1082 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1497.001 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1083 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1547.009 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1070.004 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1614 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1614.001 – The process wrote a message on disk that could be related to a ransomware activity
• T1027.009 – Drops interesting files and uses them
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1547.008 – Enables driver privileges
• T1036 – Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information)
• T1036 – Creates files inside the system directory
• T1036 – Creates files inside the user directory
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1564.001 – Creates files in the recycle bin to hide itself
• T1070.004 – May delete shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware)
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1083 – Reads ini files
• T1082 – Checks if Microsoft Office is installed
• T1090 – Found Tor onion address
• T1486 – Writes a notice file (html or txt) to demand a ransom
• T1486 – Modifies user documents (likely ransomware behavior)

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.