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: 36. Missed: 37. Coverage: 49.3%.

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 (72.22% 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

• T1047 – Suspicious wmic.exe use was detected
• T1202 – Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• T1202 – Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027.002 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1057 – Expresses interest in specific running processes
• T1057 – Uses Windows utilities to enumerate running processes
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1071 – Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• T1016 – Reads network adapter information
• T1016 – Combination of other detections shows configuration discovery
• T1027.002 – Creates a page with write and execute permissions
• T1027.002 – Resolves API functions dynamically
• T1047 – Enumerates running processes
• T1047 – Collects hardware properties
• T1047 – Queries OS version via WMI
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1071.004 – Performs DNS request
• T1082 – Enumerates running processes
• T1082 – Collects hardware properties
• T1082 – Queries OS version via WMI
• T1082 – Combination of other detections shows configuration discovery
• T1095 – Connects to remote host
• T1095 – Sets up server that accepts incoming connections
• T1134 – Enables process privileges
• T1497.003 – Delays execution
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1622 – Tries to detect debugger
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1059 – Apparent Internal Usage of CMD.EXE
• T1047 – Queries process information (via WMI, Win32_Process)
• 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 process information (via WMI, Win32_Process)
• T1090 – Found Tor onion address

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.