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 23+ 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: 71. Detected as malicious: 63. Missed: 8. Coverage: 88.7%.

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 (61.68% 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

• T1057 – enumerate threads
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1112 – delete registry key
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry key
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1083 – get file version info
• T1082 – check OS version
• T1083 – get file size
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1564.003 – hide graphical window
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1057 – enumerate processes
• T1518 – enumerate processes
• T1112 – delete registry value
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1129 – Drops a binary and executes it
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1071 – A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• T1071 – Creates a slightly modified copy of itself
• T1071 – The PE file contains a suspicious PDB path
• T1027 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1027.002 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1036 – Creates files inside the program directory
• T1036 – Creates a directory in C:\Program Files
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis

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.