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: 59. Missed: 14. Coverage: 80.8%.

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 (79.41% 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 – get ntdll base address
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1115 – open clipboard
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1547.001 – write file to startup folder
• T1083 – get file size
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1115 – read clipboard data
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1499 – lock the desktop
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1547.001 – get startup folder
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1055 – Contains .tls (Thread Local Storage) section
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027.002 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1016 – Queries a host’s domain name
• T1027.002 – Creates a page with write and execute permissions
• T1027.002 – Resolves API functions dynamically
• T1047 – Queries OS version via WMI
• T1047 – Collects hardware properties
• T1047 – Tries to detect the presence of antivirus software
• T1056 – Combination of other detections shows multiple input capture behaviors
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1071.001 – Downloads file
• T1082 – Enumerates running processes
• T1082 – Queries OS version via WMI
• T1082 – Collects hardware properties
• T1083 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1083 – Possibly does reconnaissance
• T1105 – Downloads file
• T1113 – Takes screenshot
• T1115 – Captures clipboard data
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1119 – Combination of other detections shows multiple input capture behaviors
• T1518.001 – Tries to detect the presence of antivirus software
• T1552.001 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• 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
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods

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.