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: 51. Missed: 22. Coverage: 69.9%.

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 (73.77% 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

• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027.002 – The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1005 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive mail data
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1006 – Accesses physical drive
• T1010 – Tries to detect virtual machine
• T1012 – Tries to detect virtual machine
• T1012 – Reads system data
• T1012 – Reads installed applications
• T1012 – Possibly does reconnaissance
• T1012 – Searches for sensitive mail data
• T1012 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1016 – Reads network adapter information
• T1016 – Combination of other detections shows configuration discovery
• T1027.002 – Creates a page with write and execute permissions
• T1027.002 – Resolves API functions dynamically
• T1027.002 – Overwrites code
• T1036.001 – Signed executable failed signature validation
• T1047 – Collects hardware properties
• T1047 – Collects BIOS properties
• T1047 – Executes WMI query
• T1053.005 – Schedules task
• T1053.005 – Schedules task via schtasks
• T1055 – Entry point injection
• T1055 – Writes into the memory of another process
• T1056 – Combination of other detections shows multiple input capture behaviors
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1059 – Disables a crucial system service
• T1059.003 – Deletes file after execution
• T1070.004 – Deletes file after execution
• T1071.001 – Downloads executable
• T1071.001 – Downloads file
• T1071.004 – Performs DNS request
• T1082 – Enumerates running processes
• T1082 – Collects hardware properties
• T1082 – Collects BIOS properties
• T1082 – Reads system data
• T1082 – Query CPU Properties
• T1082 – Reads installed applications
• T1082 – Combination of other detections shows configuration discovery
• T1083 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1083 – Tries to detect virtual machine
• T1083 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1083 – Possibly does reconnaissance
• T1083 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1095 – Connects to remote host
• T1095 – Sets up server that accepts incoming connections
• T1105 – Downloads executable
• T1105 – Downloads file
• T1106 – Makes direct system call to possibly evade hooking based monitoring
• T1112 – Modifies Windows Update configuration
• T1113 – Takes screenshot
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1119 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive mail data
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1119 – Combination of other detections shows multiple input capture behaviors
• T1124 – Tries to detect virtual machine
• T1134 – Enables critical process privileges
• T1489 – Disables a crucial system service
• T1490 – Modifies Windows automatic backups
• T1497 – Creates an unusually large number of processes
• T1497.001 – Tries to detect virtual machine
• T1497.001 – Tries to detect application sandbox
• T1497.003 – Tries to detect virtual machine
• T1552.001 – Searches for sensitive FTP data
• T1552.001 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1552.001 – Reads sensitive browser data
• T1552.002 – Searches for sensitive mail data
• T1552.002 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1559.001 – Schedules task
• T1562.001 – Modifies native system functions
• T1562.001 – Modifies Windows Defender configuration
• T1564.003 – Creates process with hidden window
• T1571 – Tries to connect using an uncommon port
• T1047 – Queries sensitive Operating System Information (via WMI, Win32_ComputerSystem, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1548 – Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
• T1497 – Queries sensitive Operating System Information (via WMI, Win32_ComputerSystem, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1070.004 – Deletes itself after installation
• T1056 – Installs a raw input device (often for capturing keystrokes)
• T1056 – Creates a DirectInput object (often for capturing keystrokes)
• T1056 – Sample has functionality to log and monitor keystrokes, analyze it with the keystroke simulation cookbook
• T1518.001 – Queries sensitive Operating System Information (via WMI, Win32_ComputerSystem, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1518.001 – Checks if the current machine is a virtual machine (disk enumeration)
• T1518.001 – Switches to a customs stack to bypass stack traces
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1082 – Queries sensitive Operating System Information (via WMI, Win32_ComputerSystem, often done to detect virtual machines)
• T1082 – Switches to a customs stack to bypass stack traces
• T1071 – C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration

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.