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: 62. Missed: 11. Coverage: 84.9%.

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 (92.88% 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

• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualPC
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VirtualBox
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1057 – enumerate process modules
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Parallels
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting VMWare
• T1027 – encrypt data using speck
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 PRGA
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1071 – Binary file triggered multiple YARA rules
• T1071 – Anomalous binary characteristics
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1106 – Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
• T1055 – Contains .tls (Thread Local Storage) section
• 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.