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 56+ minutes, this malware was rapidly detected — demonstrating excellent security controls that intercepted the threat during initial execution phases, severely limiting adversary capabilities.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 72. Detected as malicious: 34. Missed: 38. Coverage: 47.2%.

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 (70.29% 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
• T1057 – enumerate process modules
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1083 – enumerate files recursively
• T1129 – Drops a binary and executes it
• T1202 – Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• T1562 – Attempts to modify Microsoft Office security settings
• T1112 – Attempts to modify Microsoft Office security settings
• T1070 – Deletes executed files from disk
• T1562.001 – Attempts to modify Microsoft Office security settings
• T1027 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1221 – A document file initiated network communications indicative of a potential exploit or payload download
• T1027.002 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1071 – A document file initiated network communications indicative of a potential exploit or payload download
• T1071 – Accesses the UserInfo registry key, potentially used for discovery
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – A potential decoy document was displayed to the user
• T1573 – Establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection
• T1486 – Exhibits possible ransomware or wiper file modification behavior: overwrites_existing_files
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• T1129 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1082 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1012 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1083 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1140 – Detected an attempt to pull out some data from the binary image
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1057 – The process attempted to detect a running debugger using common APIs
• T1129 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1082 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1012 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1083 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1027.009 – Drops interesting files and uses them
• T1070.006 – Binary contains a suspicious time stamp
• 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.