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 17+ hours, this malware remained undetected — a half-day window that permitted the adversary to complete initial execution, establish basic persistence, and perform initial system enumeration.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 73. Detected as malicious: 57. Missed: 16. Coverage: 78.1%.

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 (56.19% 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

• T1082 – get COMSPEC environment variable
• T1115 – open clipboard
• T1115 – read clipboard data
• T1113 – capture screenshot
• T1134.001 – impersonate user
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1564.003 – hide graphical window
• T1134 – acquire debug privileges
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1112 – delete registry value
• T1057 – enumerate processes
• T1518 – enumerate processes
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1056.001 – log keystrokes via polling
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1112 – delete registry key
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1083 – get file version info
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry key
• T1105 – download and write a file
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1056.001 – log keystrokes
• T1083 – enumerate files recursively
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1082 – get disk size
• T1010 – enumerate gui resources
• T1529 – shutdown system
• T1016 – get socket status
• T1059 – compiled with AutoIt
• T1082 – get memory capacity
• T1010 – find graphical window
• T1033 – get token membership
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1083 – get file size
• T1547.009 – create shortcut via IShellLink
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1497.002 – check for unmoving mouse cursor
• T1614.001 – get keyboard layout
• T1115 – list drag and drop files
• T1003 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1552 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1552.001 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1129 – Drops a binary and executes it
• T1114 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1005 – Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• T1071 – A system process is generating network traffic likely as a result of process injection
• T1071 – Reads from the memory of another process
• T1071 – Binary file triggered YARA rule
• T1071 – Resolves a suspicious Top Level Domain (TLD)
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1497 – Checks for mouse movement
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1012 – Query OS Information
• T1027.002 – Creates a page with write and execute permissions
• T1055 – Writes into the memory of another process
• T1055 – Modifies control flow of another process
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1070.004 – Deletes file after execution
• T1071.004 – Performs DNS request
• T1082 – Enumerates running processes
• T1082 – Query OS Information
• T1095 – Connects to remote host
• T1106 – Tries to detect kernel debugger
• T1106 – Makes direct system call to possibly evade hooking based monitoring
• T1115 – Captures clipboard data
• T1497.003 – Delays execution
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1622 – Tries to detect debugger
• T1622 – Tries to detect kernel debugger
• T1055 – Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
• T1055 – Writes to foreign memory regions
• T1055 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1497 – Checks if the current process is being debugged
• T1518.001 – Switches to a customs stack to bypass stack traces
• T1518.001 – Checks if the current process is being debugged
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1057 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1082 – Switches to a customs stack to bypass stack traces

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.