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 1+ 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: 68. Detected as malicious: 50. Missed: 18. Coverage: 73.5%.

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 (45.38% 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

• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1083 – check if directory exists
• T1560.002 – compress data using GZip in .NET
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1564 – A process created a hidden window
• T1202 – Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• T1497 – Checks the version of Bios, possibly for anti-virtualization
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1564.003 – A process created a hidden window
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1082 – Checks the version of Bios, possibly for anti-virtualization
• T1082 – Collects information to fingerprint the system
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1010 – Checks for the presence of known windows from debuggers and forensic tools
• T1057 – Checks the version of Bios, possibly for anti-virtualization
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1057 – Checks for the presence of known windows from debuggers and forensic tools
• T1012 – Checks the version of Bios, possibly for anti-virtualization
• T1012 – Collects information to fingerprint the system
• T1071 – Reads from the memory of another process
• T1071 – Queries or connects to DNS-Over-HTTPS/DNS-Over-TLS domain or IP address
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1071 – Terminates another process
• T1095 – Generates some ICMP traffic
• T1106 – Created a process from a suspicious location
• T1106 – Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
• T1010 – Tries to detect a forensic tool
• T1010 – Monitors user input
• T1012 – Tries to detect virtual machine
• T1027.002 – Creates a page with write and execute permissions
• T1027.002 – Resolves API functions dynamically
• T1056 – Combination of other detections shows multiple input capture behaviors
• T1070.004 – Deletes file after execution
• T1095 – Connects to remote host
• T1106 – Makes direct system call to possibly evade hooking based monitoring
• T1119 – Combination of other detections shows multiple input capture behaviors
• T1134 – Enables process privileges
• T1497.001 – Tries to detect application sandbox
• T1497.001 – Tries to detect virtual machine
• T1497.003 – Delays execution
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1571 – Tries to connect using an uncommon port
• T1529 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1010 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1059 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1112 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1082 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1134 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1222 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1012 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1027 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1547.009 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1083 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1129 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1115 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1125 – SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected: superseding the top-level exception handler of each thread of a process is a common anti-debug technique.
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1057 – The process has tried to detect the debugger probing the use of page guards.
• T1027.009 – The process has executed a dropped binary
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1083 – check if directory exists
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1560.002 – compress data using GZip in .NET
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1057 – The process attempted to detect a running debugger using common APIs
• T1089 – The process has tried to suspend a sandbox-related thread (possible sandbox evasion attempt)
• T1063 – The process tried to detect the presence of common debug and forensic utilities
• T1119 – The process tried to detect the presence of common debug and forensic utilities
• T1012 – The process tried to collect informations about the system reading some known registry keys
• T1082 – The process tried to collect informations about the system reading some known registry keys
• T1529 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1010 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1059 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1112 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1082 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1134 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1222 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1012 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1027 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1547.009 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1083 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1129 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1115 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1125 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1027.009 – Drops interesting files and uses them
• T1548 – Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
• T1036 – Creates files with lurking names (e.g. Crack.exe)
• T1562.001 – Creates guard pages, often used to prevent reverse engineering and debugging
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1497 – Contains capabilities to detect virtual machines
• T1497 – Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs)
• T1497 – Checks for debuggers (window names)
• T1497 – Allocates memory with a write watch (potentially for evading sandboxes)
• T1027 – Sample is packed with UPX
• T1027 – Binary may include packed or crypted data
• T1027.002 – Sample is packed with UPX
• T1027.002 – Binary may include packed or crypted data
• T1027.002 – PE file has section (not .text) which is very likely to contain packed code (zlib compression ratio < 0.011)
• T1056 – Installs a raw input device (often for capturing keystrokes)
• T1056 – Sample has functionality to log and monitor keystrokes, analyze it with the keystroke simulation cookbook
• T1518.001 – Tries to detect process monitoring tools (Task Manager, Process Explorer etc.)
• T1518.001 – Contains capabilities to detect virtual machines
• T1518.001 – Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs)
• T1518.001 – Checks for debuggers (window names)
• T1518.001 – Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (registry check)
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1033 – Reads the Windows registered owner settings
• T1083 – Reads ini files
• T1082 – Queries the product ID of Windows
• T1082 – Queries the cryptographic machine GUID
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• T1082 – Queries the installation date of Windows
• T1005 – Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
• T1573 – Uses HTTPS
• T1571 – Detected TCP or UDP traffic on non-standard ports
• T1071 – Uses HTTPS

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.