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 40+ minutes, this malware was rapidly detected — demonstrating excellent security controls that intercepted the threat during initial execution phases, severely limiting adversary capabilities.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 71. Detected as malicious: 38. Missed: 33. Coverage: 53.5%.

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

• T1059 – accept command line arguments
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1129 – link many functions at runtime
• T1083 – get file size
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1057 – enumerate process modules
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1497.001 – reference anti-VM strings targeting Xen
• T1083 – enumerate files recursively
• T1129 – Drops a binary and executes it
• T1564 – A process created a hidden window
• T1027 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1564.003 – A process created a hidden window
• T1027.002 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1071 – Resolves a suspicious Top Level Domain (TLD)
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image