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 17+ hours, this malware remained undetected — a half-day window that permitted the adversary to complete initial execution, establish basic persistence, and perform initial system enumeration.

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 (56.64% 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

• T1083 – get file size
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1027 – reference Base64 string
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1003 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1555 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1552 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1555.003 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1552.001 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1564 – A process created a hidden window
• T1202 – Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• T1202 – Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• T1055 – Writes to the memory another process
• T1055 – Writes an executable to the memory of another process
• T1564.003 – A process created a hidden window
• T1082 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1012 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1518 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1071 – HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
• T1071 – Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1005 – Attempts to access Bitcoin/ALTCoin wallets
• T1005 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1185 – CAPE detected injection into a browser process, likely for Man-In-Browser (MITB) infostealing
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1005 – Searches for cryptocurrency wallet locations
• T1012 – Reads installed applications
• T1012 – Possibly does reconnaissance
• T1020 – Uses HTTP to upload a large amount of data
• T1027.002 – Resolves API functions dynamically
• T1056 – Combination of other detections shows multiple input capture behaviors
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1059.003 – Deletes file after execution
• T1070.004 – Deletes file after execution
• T1071.001 – Uses HTTP to upload a large amount of data
• T1082 – Query CPU Properties
• T1082 – Reads installed applications
• T1083 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1083 – Possibly does reconnaissance
• T1083 – Searches for cryptocurrency wallet locations
• T1113 – Takes screenshot
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1119 – Searches for cryptocurrency wallet locations
• T1119 – Combination of other detections shows multiple input capture behaviors
• T1552.001 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1552.001 – Searches for cryptocurrency wallet locations
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1059 – 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.
• T1129 – 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.
• T1082 – Queries for the computername
• T1059 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1012 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1129 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1083 – Manalize Local SandBox Find Crypto
• T1059 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1012 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1129 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1083 – Manalize Local SandBox Strings
• T1059 – Apparent Internal Usage of CMD.EXE
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1055 – Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
• T1055 – Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
• T1055 – Writes to foreign memory regions
• T1055 – Early bird code injection technique detected
• T1055 – Allocates memory in foreign processes
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1003 – Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1083 – Enumerates the file system
• T1082 – Queries information about the installed CPU (vendor, model number etc)
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• T1005 – Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
• T1005 – Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
• T1095 – Posts data to webserver
• T1071 – Posts data to webserver

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.