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 5+ 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: 71. Detected as malicious: 40. Missed: 31. Coverage: 56.3%.

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

Dominant system-level operations (80.65% 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 – encode data using XOR
• T1057 – enumerate process modules
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1083 – enumerate files recursively
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1083 – get file size
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1082 – check OS version
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1071 – Terminates another process
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• T1070.006 – Binary contains a suspicious time stamp
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• T1082 – Checks if Microsoft Office is installed

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.