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 21+ 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: 45. Missed: 27. Coverage: 62.5%.

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.

Behavioral Storyline — How the Malware Operates

Dominant system-level operations (72.22% 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

• T1129 – access PEB ldr_data
• T1129 – get kernel32 base address
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES
• T1140 – decrypt data using AES via x86 extensions
• T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 PRGA
• T1027 – reference AES constants
• T1027 – encrypt data using AES via x86 extensions
• T1027 – encrypt data using Salsa20 or ChaCha
• T1027 – reference Base64 string
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• 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
• T1486 – Exhibits possible ransomware or wiper file modification behavior: overwrites_existing_files
• T1036 – Creates files inside the user directory
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• T1090 – Found Tor onion address
• T1486 – Writes a notice file (html or txt) to demand a ransom

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.