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: 71. Detected as malicious: 57. Missed: 14. Coverage: 80.3%.

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

• T1082 – get hostname
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1007 – query service status
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VMWare
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1027 – encrypt data using Curve25519
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1070.001 – clear Windows event logs
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1490 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1070.004 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1027 – reference Base64 string
• T1070.004 – self delete
• T1083 – get file size
• T1053.005 – schedule task via schtasks
• T1016 – get local IPv4 addresses
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1057 – get process heap flags
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1134 – acquire debug privileges
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1543.003 – delete service
• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1135 – enumerate network shares
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1053.002 – schedule task via at
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1543.003 – start service
• T1057 – enumerate processes
• T1518 – enumerate processes
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualBox
• T1543.003 – stop service
• T1489 – stop service
• T1006 – Accesses volumes directly
• T1016 – Reads network adapter information
• T1016 – Queries a host’s domain name
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1134 – Enables process privileges
• T1134 – Enables critical process privileges
• T1486 – Appends new extensions to many filenames
• T1489 – Tries to disable antivirus software
• T1489 – Disables a crucial system service
• T1490 – Modifies Windows automatic backups
• T1491.001 – Changes the desktop wallpaper
• T1562.001 – Tries to disable antivirus software
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1059 – Detected command line output monitoring
• T1564.003 – Detected the creation of a hidden window (common execution hiding technique)
• T1057 – The process may have looked for a particular process running on the system
• T1057 – The process searched for a process without success: maybe some not-found process was needed (browser?)
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1107 – The process attempted to delete some Shadow Volume Copies (typical in ransomware)
• T1106 – The process attempted to delete some Shadow Volume Copies (typical in ransomware)
• T1082 – Queries for the computername
• T1031 – The process has tried to stop some active services
• T1107 – The process acted as a ransomware (suspicious behaviours common in ransomwares were detected)
• T1105 – The process acted as a ransomware (suspicious behaviours common in ransomwares were detected)
• T1027.009 – Drops interesting files and uses them
• 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.