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 8+ 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: 49. Missed: 23. Coverage: 68.1%.

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.

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1140 – decode data using Base64 via WinAPI
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1027 – encrypt or decrypt data via BCrypt
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1547.001 – get startup folder
• T1027 – encode data using Base64 via WinAPI
• T1033 – get token membership
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• 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
• T1059 – Apparent Internal Usage of CMD.EXE
• 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.