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+ days, this malware remained undetected — a brief but concerning window that permitted the adversary to establish initial foothold, perform basic system enumeration, and potentially access immediate system resources.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 73. Detected as malicious: 42. Missed: 31. Coverage: 57.5%.

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.

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

• T1490 – disable automatic Windows recovery features
• T1082 – enumerate disk volumes
• T1562.001 – disable Windows Defender features via registry on Windows
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1033 – get token membership
• T1082 – get disk size
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1562.001 – disable system features via registry on Windows
• T1490 – delete Windows backup catalog
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1490 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1070.004 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1083 – get file size
• T1071 – Binary file triggered YARA rule
• T1055 – Contains .tls (Thread Local Storage) section
• 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
• T1070.004 – May delete shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware)
• T1486 – Contains functionality to drop file containing file decryption instructions (likely related to ransomware)

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.