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: 44. Missed: 29. Coverage: 60.3%.

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

Intensive file system activity (50.98% of behavior) indicates data harvesting, file encryption, or dropper behavior. The threat is actively searching for and manipulating files across the system.

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

• T1083 – get file size
• T1529 – shutdown system
• T1083 – get file system object information
• T1083 – get file version info
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1010 – find graphical window
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1112 – delete registry value
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1112 – delete registry key
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1115 – open clipboard
• T1547.009 – create shortcut via IShellLink
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1125 – capture webcam image
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry key
• T1083 – enumerate files recursively
• T1082 – get disk size
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1129 – Drops a binary and executes it
• T1202 – Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• T1202 – Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• T1497 – Detects the presence of Windows Defender AV emulator via files
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1083 – Detects the presence of Windows Defender AV emulator via files
• T1057 – Uses Windows utilities to enumerate running processes
• T1057 – Detects the presence of Windows Defender AV emulator via files
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1057 – Expresses interest in specific running processes
• T1518 – Detects the presence of Windows Defender AV emulator via files
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1071 – Resolves a suspicious Top Level Domain (TLD)
• T1071 – Terminates another process
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• T1006 – Accesses volumes directly
• T1027.002 – Resolves API functions dynamically
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1622 – Tries to detect debugger
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1140 – Detected an attempt to pull out some data from the binary image
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1082 – Queries for the computername
• T1027.009 – Drops interesting files and uses them
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1047 – Queries process information (via WMI, Win32_Process)
• T1055 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1036 – Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension
• T1036 – Creates files inside the system directory
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1057 – Uses tasklist.exe to query information about running processes
• T1057 – May try to detect the Windows Explorer process (often used for injection)
• T1083 – Reads ini files
• T1083 – Enumerates the file system
• T1082 – Queries process information (via WMI, Win32_Process)

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.