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 8+ hours, this malware remained undetected — a several-hour window that allowed the adversary to complete initial compromise and begin early-stage persistence establishment.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 72. Detected as malicious: 50. Missed: 22. Coverage: 69.4%.

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 (34.38% 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 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1057 – get process heap flags
• T1057 – get process heap force flags
• T1129 – get kernel32 base address
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1016.001 – check Internet connectivity via WinINet
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1112 – delete registry value
• T1057 – enumerate process modules
• T1027 – encrypt or decrypt via WinCrypt
• T1112 – delete registry key
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry key
• T1555.004 – acquire credentials from Windows Credential Manager
• T1056.001 – log keystrokes via polling
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1027 – encrypt data using DES via WinAPI
• T1027 – create new key via CryptAcquireContext
• T1082 – check OS version
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 via WinAPI
• T1083 – get file version info
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1027 – encrypt data using DPAPI
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings
• T1027 – reference Base64 string
• T1071 – Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic.
• T1562 – Adversaries may maliciously modify components of a victim environment in order to hinder or disable defensive mechanisms.
• T1562.001 – Adversaries may modify and/or disable security tools to avoid possible detection of their malware/tools and activities.
• T1574.002 – Tries to load missing DLLs
• T1036 – Creates files inside the system directory
• T1497 – Checks if the current process is being debugged
• T1218.011 – Runs a DLL by calling functions
• T1056 – Creates a DirectInput object (often for capturing keystrokes)
• T1518.001 – Checks if the current process is being debugged
• T1518.001 – AV process strings found (often used to terminate AV products)
• T1518.001 – May try to detect the virtual machine to hinder analysis (VM artifact strings found in memory)
• T1082 – Reads software policies
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device

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.