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 0+ 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: 72. Detected as malicious: 51. Missed: 21. Coverage: 70.8%.

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

• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1083 – get common file path
• T1016.001 – list domain servers
• T1135 – enumerate network shares
• T1082 – get system information on Windows
• T1083 – get file size
• T1055.003 – hijack thread execution
• T1620 – hijack thread execution
• T1027 – encrypt data using Curve25519
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1082 – get hostname
• T1543.003 – stop service
• T1489 – stop service
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1027 – encrypt data using Salsa20 or ChaCha
• T1007 – query service status
• T1082 – get disk information
• T1083 – check if file exists
• T1082 – get memory capacity
• T1113 – capture screenshot
• T1057 – enumerate processes
• T1518 – enumerate processes
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1082 – enumerate disk volumes
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1083 – enumerate files recursively
• T1564 – A process created a hidden window
• T1202 – Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• T1562 – Attempts to modify Windows Defender using PowerShell
• T1562 – Attempts to disable Windows Defender
• T1036 – A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• T1055 – Contains .tls (Thread Local Storage) section
• T1055 – Creates a process in a suspended state, likely for injection
• T1112 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1112 – Adds itself to the Safe Mode boot to ensure its start
• T1548 – A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• T1064 – A scripting utility was executed
• T1562.001 – Attempts to modify Windows Defender using PowerShell
• T1562.001 – Attempts to disable Windows Defender
• T1564.003 – A process created a hidden window
• T1547 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1547 – Adds itself to the Safe Mode boot to ensure its start
• T1547.001 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1547.001 – Adds itself to the Safe Mode boot to ensure its start
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1071 – Reads from the memory of another process
• T1071 – At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
• T1106 – Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
• T1059 – A scripting utility was executed
• T1059 – Attempts to modify Windows Defender using PowerShell
• T1059 – Attempts to disable Windows Defender
• T1059 – Detected command line output monitoring
• T1129 – The process attempted to dynamically load a malicious function
• T1564.003 – Detected the creation of a hidden window (common execution hiding technique)
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1057 – The process has tried to detect the debugger probing the use of page guards.
• T1045 – Manalize Local SandBox Packer Harvesting
• T1107 – The process attempted to delete some Shadow Volume Copies (typical in ransomware)
• T1106 – The process attempted to delete some Shadow Volume Copies (typical in ransomware)
• T1057 – The process attempted to detect a running debugger using common APIs
• T1119 – Detected an attempt to access Browser data that may contain sensible informations (e.g. user credentials)
• T1081 – Detected an attempt to access Browser data that may contain sensible informations (e.g. user credentials)
• T1082 – Queries for the computername
• T1086 – Detected some PowerShell commands executions
• T1050 – The process has tried to set its autorun on the system startup
• T1060 – The process has tried to set its autorun on the system startup
• T1112 – The process has tried to set its autorun on the system startup
• T1027.009 – Drops interesting files and uses them
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1091 – Checks for available system drives (often done to infect USB drives)
• T1547.001 – Registers a service to start in safe boot mode
• T1547.001 – Creates an autostart registry key
• T1562.001 – Disable Task Manager(disabletaskmgr)
• T1562.001 – Disables Windows Defender
• T1562.001 – Disables the Windows task manager (taskmgr)
• T1562.001 – Modifies Windows Defender protection settings
• T1070.004 – May delete shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware)
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1120 – Sample is looking for USB drives. Launch the sample with the USB Fake Disk cookbook
• T1120 – Checks for available system drives (often done to infect USB drives)
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• 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.