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 7+ hours, this malware remained undetected — a several-hour window that allowed the adversary to complete initial compromise and begin early-stage persistence establishment.

Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It

VirusTotal engines: 72. Detected as malicious: 68. Missed: 4. Coverage: 94.4%.

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

Extensive network activity (40.91% of behavior) points to data exfiltration, command-and-control communications, or lateral movement capabilities. This threat is designed for persistent communication with external infrastructure.

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

• T1543.003 – persist via Windows service
• T1569.002 – persist via Windows service
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1016 – get socket status
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1083 – get file size
• T1082 – get number of processors
• T1543.003 – modify service
• T1569.002 – modify service
• T1543.003 – create service
• T1569.002 – create service
• T1543.003 – start service
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1547 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1053 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1547.001 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1070.006 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1112 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1112 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1070 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1027 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1027.002 – The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1071 – HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
• T1071 – Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1095 – Generates some ICMP traffic
• T1036 – Creates files inside the system directory
• T1036 – Drops a PE files to the windows directory (C:\\Windows) and starts it
• T1036 – Drops PE files to the windows directory (C:\\Windows)
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1135 – Connects to many different private IPs via SMB (likely to spread or exploit)
• T1573 – Uses HTTPS
• T1095 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• T1071 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• T1071 – Uses HTTPS
• T1105 – Tries to download HTTP data from a sinkholed host
• T1105 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP

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.