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: 72. Detected as malicious: 48. Missed: 24. Coverage: 66.7%.

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

Intensive file system activity (47.16% of behavior) indicates data harvesting, file encryption, or dropper behavior. The threat is actively searching for and manipulating files across the system.

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

• T1140 – decrypt data using AES via x86 extensions
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1213 – reference WMI statements
• T1010 – find graphical window
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1547.009 – create shortcut via IShellLink
• T1083 – get file system object information
• T1082 – check OS version
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1033 – get token membership
• T1047 – connect to WMI namespace via WbemLocator
• T1027 – reference AES constants
• T1564.003 – hide graphical window
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1202 – Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• T1202 – Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• T1562 – Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by CAPE
• T1070 – Deletes executed files from disk
• T1562.001 – Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by CAPE
• 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
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1057 – Uses Windows utilities to enumerate running processes
• T1057 – Expresses interest in specific running processes
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – The PE file contains a PDB path
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1106 – Created a process from a suspicious location
• T1059 – Executed a command line with /C or /R argument to terminate command shell on completion which can be used to hide execution
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• T1059 – Detected command line output monitoring
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1140 – Detected an attempt to pull out some data from the binary image
• T1027.009 – The process has executed a dropped binary
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1222 – set file attributes
• T1564.003 – hide graphical window
• T1083 – get file system object information
• T1569.002 – interact with driver via control codes
• T1134 – modify access privileges
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1082 – check OS version
• T1047 – connect to WMI namespace via WbemLocator
• T1213 – reference WMI statements
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES
• T1027 – reference AES constants
• T1140 – decrypt data using AES via x86 extensions
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1033 – get token membership
• T1547.009 – create shortcut via IShellLink
• T1010 – find graphical window
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1055 – Likely PROPagate Technique is running
• T1059 – Apparent Internal Usage of CMD.EXE
• 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.