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: 73. Detected as malicious: 70. Missed: 3. Coverage: 95.9%.

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 (43.70% 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

• T1082 – get number of processors
• T1543.003 – persist via Windows service
• T1569.002 – persist via Windows service
• T1543.003 – create service
• T1569.002 – create service
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1543.003 – modify service
• T1569.002 – modify service
• T1543.003 – start service
• T1083 – get file size
• T1027.005 – contain obfuscated stackstrings
• T1016 – get socket status
• 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
• T1112 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1112 – Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1071 – A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• T1071 – Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
• T1071 – The PE file contains an overlay
• T1071 – HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
• T1095 – Generates some ICMP traffic
• T1129 – The process tried to load dynamically one or more functions.
• T1564.003 – Detected the creation of a hidden window (common execution hiding technique)
• T1071 – Detected one or more anomalous HTTP requests
• T1071 – Detected HTTP requests to some non white-listed domains
• T1158 – Detected the creation of a non white-listed hidden or system file
• T1095 – The process originated ICMP traffic
• T1112 – 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
• T1050 – 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
• T1036 – Drops PE files to the windows directory (C:\\Windows)
• T1036 – Creates files inside the system directory
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1027.002 – PE file has an executable .text section which is very likely to contain packed code (zlib compression ratio < 0.3)
• T1027.002 – Binary may include packed or crypted data
• T1027.002 – PE file has section (not .text) which is very likely to contain packed code (zlib compression ratio < 0.011)
• T1027 – Binary may include packed or crypted data
• 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 – Uses HTTPS
• T1071 – Downloads files from webservers via HTTP
• 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.