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: 50. Missed: 23. Coverage: 68.5%.

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

Dominant system-level operations (58.92% 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

• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1027 – encrypt or decrypt via WinCrypt
• T1027 – create new key via CryptAcquireContext
• T1036 – A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• T1055 – Contains .tls (Thread Local Storage) section
• T1548 – A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• T1497 – Checks for mouse movement
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1057 – Expresses interest in specific running processes
• T1071 – At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1071 – Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• T1071 – Reads from the memory of another process
• T1071 – Resolves a suspicious Top Level Domain (TLD)
• T1071 – Terminates another process
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection to an open-source code-hosting platform
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection to a social media API
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection
• T1106 – Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1027 – create new key via CryptAcquireContext
• T1027 – encrypt or decrypt via WinCrypt
• T1071 – Some process has originated direct HTTPS traffic with one or more hosts.
• T1082 – Queries for the computername
• T1053 – It registers tasks through ITaskFolder::RegisterTaskDefinition
• T1053 – Creates COM task schedule object (often to register a task for autostart)
• T1548 – Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
• T1036 – Creates files inside the user directory
• T1027.002 – PE file has section (not .text) which is very likely to contain packed code (zlib compression ratio < 0.011)
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1082 – Queries the cryptographic machine GUID
• T1573 – Uses HTTPS
• T1071 – Uses HTTPS

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.