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: 54. Missed: 19. Coverage: 74.0%.

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 (88.06% 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

• T1027.002 – packed with UPX
• T1027.002 – packed with generic packer
• T1548.002 – Attempts to disable UAC
• T1564 – Attempts to interact with an Alternate Data Stream (ADS)
• T1562 – Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by CAPE
• T1112 – Attempts to disable UAC
• T1548 – Attempts to disable UAC
• T1070 – Deletes executed files from disk
• T1064 – A scripting utility was executed
• T1562.001 – Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by CAPE
• 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
• T1564.004 – Attempts to interact with an Alternate Data Stream (ADS)
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1082 – Collects information to fingerprint the system
• T1057 – Expresses interest in specific running processes
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1012 – Collects information to fingerprint the system
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1071 – At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
• T1106 – Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
• T1059 – A scripting utility was executed
• T1005 – Attempts to access Bitcoin/ALTCoin wallets
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• T1047 – Queries sensitive Operating System Information (via WMI, Win32_ComputerSystem, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1047 – Queries process information (via WMI, Win32_Process)
• T1047 – Queries sensitive processor information (via WMI, Win32_Processor, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1543.003 – Creates or modifies windows services
• T1547.008 – Spawns drivers
• T1055 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1036 – Creates files inside the user directory
• T1036 – Creates files inside the program directory
• T1036 – Creates a directory in C:\Program Files
• T1562.001 – Disables UAC (registry)
• T1497 – Queries sensitive Operating System Information (via WMI, Win32_ComputerSystem, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1497 – Queries sensitive processor information (via WMI, Win32_Processor, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1027 – Sample is packed with UPX
• T1027.002 – Sample is packed with UPX
• T1003 – Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
• T1056 – Installs a raw input device (often for capturing keystrokes)
• T1056 – Sample has functionality to log and monitor keystrokes, analyze it with the keystroke simulation cookbook
• T1518.001 – Queries sensitive Operating System Information (via WMI, Win32_ComputerSystem, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1518.001 – Queries sensitive processor information (via WMI, Win32_Processor, often done to detect virtual machines)
• 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
• T1082 – Queries sensitive Operating System Information (via WMI, Win32_ComputerSystem, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1082 – Queries a list of all running drivers
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• T1082 – Queries process information (via WMI, Win32_Process)
• T1082 – Queries the cryptographic machine GUID
• T1005 – Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
• T1005 – Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
• T1005 – Tries to steal Crypto Currency Wallets

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.