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 2+ 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: 72. Detected as malicious: 47. Missed: 25. Coverage: 65.3%.

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.

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 PRGA
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1027 – encrypt data using speck
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1202 – Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• T1202 – Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1057 – Uses Windows utilities to enumerate running processes
• T1071 – Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• T1071 – A named pipe was used for inter-process communication
• T1071 – The PE file contains a suspicious PDB path
• T1106 – Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
• T1047 – Queries process information (via WMI, Win32_Process)
• T1562.001 – Creates guard pages, often used to prevent reverse engineering and debugging
• T1057 – Uses tasklist.exe to query information about running processes
• T1082 – Queries process information (via WMI, Win32_Process)

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.