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: 56. Missed: 17. Coverage: 76.7%.

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 (72.13% 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

• T1543.003 – stop service
• T1489 – stop service
• T1135 – enumerate network shares
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1016 – get local IPv4 addresses
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualPC
• T1007 – enumerate services
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1547.001 – persist via Run registry key
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1033 – get session user name
• T1087 – get session user name
• T1529 – shutdown system
• T1057 – enumerate process modules
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualBox
• T1112 – delete registry value
• T1082 – get MAC address on Windows
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1543.003 – modify service
• T1569.002 – modify service
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES via x86 extensions
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1007 – query service status
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VMWare
• T1490 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1070.004 – delete volume shadow copies
• T1082 – enumerate disk volumes
• T1027 – encrypt data using HC-128 via WolfSSL
• T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 PRGA
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1027 – encrypt data using speck
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1027 – encrypt data using Salsa20 or ChaCha
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Parallels
• T1569.002 – Found PSEXEC tool (often used for remote process execution)
• T1542.003 – May use bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings
• T1562.001 – Creates guard pages, often used to prevent reverse engineering and debugging
• T1070.004 – May delete shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware)
• T1560 – Public key (encryption) found
• T1090 – Found Tor onion address

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.