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: 73. Detected as malicious: 63. Missed: 10. Coverage: 86.3%.

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 (62.23% 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

• T1027.002 – packed with generic packer
• T1027.002 – packed with UPX
• T1129 – Drops a binary and executes it
• T1053 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1543 – Created a service that was not started
• T1547 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1543.003 – Created a service that was not started
• T1547.001 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1548 – A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1564 – Attempts to interact with an Alternate Data Stream (ADS)
• T1562 – Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by CAPE
• T1036 – A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• T1112 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1112 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1070 – Deletes executed files from disk
• T1497 – Detects virtualization via checking the last access time of recent files
• T1562.001 – Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by CAPE
• T1027 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027.002 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1564.004 – Attempts to interact with an Alternate Data Stream (ADS)
• T1082 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1083 – Detects virtualization via checking the last access time of recent files
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1012 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1518 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1071 – Creates a slightly modified copy of itself
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1564.003 – Detected the creation of a hidden window (common execution hiding technique)
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1012 – The process collected information about installed softwares
• T1119 – The process collected information about installed softwares
• T1082 – Queries for the computername
• T1096 – Detected an attemp to access an Alternate Data Stream (ADS)
• T1053 – It registers tasks through ITaskFolder::RegisterTaskDefinition
• T1027.002 – Sample is packed with UPX
• T1027 – Sample is packed with UPX
• T1056 – Sample has functionality to log and monitor keystrokes, analyze it with the keystroke simulation cookbook
• T1056 – Installs a raw input device (often for capturing keystrokes)

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.