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 3+ 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: 34. Missed: 39. Coverage: 46.6%.

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

The malware’s primary focus is on __notification__ operations (75.21% of total behavior), suggesting specialized functionality targeting this system component.

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1105 – download and write a file
• T1033 – Collects and encrypts information about the computer likely to send to C2 server
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1082 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1497 – Checks for mouse movement
• T1057 – Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1057 – Expresses interest in specific running processes
• T1012 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1518 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1562 – Attempts to modify Windows Defender using PowerShell
• T1562 – Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by CAPE
• T1036 – A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• T1055 – Contains .tls (Thread Local Storage) section
• T1218 – UAC bypass via CMSTP COM interface detected
• T1548 – A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• T1070 – Deletes executed files from disk
• T1064 – A scripting utility was executed
• T1562.001 – Attempts to modify Windows Defender using PowerShell
• T1562.001 – Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by CAPE
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1071 – A system process is generating network traffic likely as a result of process injection
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1071 – Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• T1071 – At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
• T1071 – Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• T1071 – Reads from the memory of another process
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection
• T1106 – Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
• T1059 – Attempts to modify Windows Defender using PowerShell
• T1059 – A scripting utility was executed
• T1560 – Collects and encrypts information about the computer likely to send to C2 server
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• T1027 – 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.
• T1059 – 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.
• T1012 – 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.
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1055 – Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
• T1055 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1055 – System process connects to network (likely due to code injection)
• T1548 – Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
• T1036 – Creates files inside the user directory
• T1057 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1083 – Reads ini files
• 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.