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: 37. Missed: 36. Coverage: 50.7%.

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 (44.12% 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 – link many functions at runtime
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1083 – get file size
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1083 – get file size
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1497 – Checks if the current process is being debugged
• T1218.011 – Runs a DLL by calling functions
• T1518.001 – Checks if the current process is being debugged

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.