Zero‑Dwell Threat Intelligence Report
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 unknown, the dwell time for this case could not be accurately determined from available data.
Comparative Context
Industry studies report a median dwell time closer to 21–24 days. The dwell time for this case could not be accurately determined.
Timeline
| Time (UTC) | Event | Elapsed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 04:52:34 UTC | First VirusTotal submission | — |
| 2026-06-05 06:54:09 UTC | Latest analysis snapshot | 56 days, 2 hours, 1 minutes |
| 2026-06-08 08:11:10 UTC | Report generation time | 59 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes |
Why It Matters
Every additional day of dwell time is not just an abstract number — it is attacker opportunity. Each day equates to more time for lateral movement, stealth persistence, and intelligence gathering.
Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It
VirusTotal engines: 56. Detected as malicious: 24. Missed: 32. Coverage: 42.9%.
Detected Vendors
- Xcitium
- +23 additional vendors (names not provided)
List includes Xcitium plus an additional 18 vendors per the provided summary.
Missed Vendors
- Acronis
- Antiy-AVL
- Avira
- Bkav
- ClamAV
- CMC
- CrowdStrike
- Cynet
- DrWeb
- ESET-NOD32
- F-Secure
- Gridinsoft
- huorong
- Jiangmin
- K7AntiVirus
- K7GW
- Kingsoft
- Malwarebytes
- Microsoft
- MicroWorld-eScan
- NANO-Antivirus
- Sangfor
- SUPERAntiSpyware
- TACHYON
- VBA32
- VirIT
- Webroot
- Xcitium
- Yandex
- Zillya
- ZoneAlarm
- Zoner
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
- T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
- T1071 – Reads data out of its own binary image
- T1071 – HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
- T1106 – Created a process from a suspicious location
- T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
- T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
- T1497 – Allocates memory with a write watch (potentially for evading sandboxes)
- T1562.001 – Creates guard pages, often used to prevent reverse engineering and debugging
- T1082 – Queries the cryptographic machine GUID
- T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
Persistence & Policy — Registry and Services
Registry and service telemetry points to policy awareness and environment reconnaissance rather than noisy persistence. Below is a compact view of the most relevant keys and handles; expand to see the full lists where available.
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Registry Opened (Top 25)
| Key |
|---|
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize\AppsUseLightTheme |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\LanguageConfiguration |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MUI\Settings |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Control Panel\Desktop |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize\DisableUmpdBufferSizeCheck |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\MuiCached |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize\DisableMetaFiles |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\PreferredUILanguages |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\MuiCached\MachinePreferredUILanguages |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\MuiCached\MachineLanguageConfiguration |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Ole\FeatureDevelopmentProperties |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Pacific Standard Time\Dynamic DST |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Disable8And16BitMitigation |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Fusion |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\SdbUpdates\ManifestedMergeStubSdbs |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Control Panel\International\Calendars\TwoDigitYearMax |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\Offload |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Fusion |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default\v4.0_policy.4.0.System__b77a5c561934e089 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE\AppCompat |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\COM3 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\unarchiver.exe |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Cryptography |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\KnownFolderSettings |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId\Windows.Foundation.Diagnostics.AsyncCausalityTracer\CustomAttributes |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default\policy.4.0.System.Configuration__b03f5f7f11d50a3a |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\Policy\Standards |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Setup |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\cmd.exe |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\PackagedCom |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\policy\v4.0 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Segment Heap |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Appx |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLEAUT |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\DESHashSessionKeyBackward |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default\v4.0_policy.4.0.System.Configuration__b03f5f7f11d50a3a |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\unarchiver.exe |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\MUI\UILanguages\en-US |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE |
Show all (113 total)
| Key |
|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE\Tracing |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId\Windows.Foundation.Diagnostics.AsyncCausalityTracer |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\AppContext |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Pacific Standard Time |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\MUI\Settings |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\CustomLocale |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\OSDATA\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Rpc\Extensions |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PackagedCom\TreatAsClassIndex\{00000323-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default\policy.4.0.System__b77a5c561934e089 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PackagedCom\ClassIndex\{00000323-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7} |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\7za.exe |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\unarchiver.exe |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319\SKUs\default |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PackagedCom\TreatAsClassIndex |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319\SKUs\ |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\Defaults\Provider Types\Type 024 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Wow64\x86 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\SdbUpdates |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default\v4.0_policy.4.0.System.Xml__b77a5c561934e089 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Rpc |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\Microsoft\Cryptography\Configuration |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Fusion |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Ole |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\policy\standards\v4.0.30319 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Rpc |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\LanguageOverlay\OverlayPackages\en-US |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\Policy\Servicing |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Safer\CodeIdentifiers |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\Defaults\Provider\Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\StrongName |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion\PublisherPolicy\Default\policy.4.0.System.Xml__b77a5c561934e089 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{00000323-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\AppModel\Lookaside\user |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Wow64\x86\xtajit |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\Calendars\TwoDigitYearMax |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PackagedCom\ClassIndex |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\Policy\ |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\PropertyBag |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\OLE\Diagnosis |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\AppModel\Lookaside\machine |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00000323-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\Policy\APTCA |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced |
Registry Set (Top 25)
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths\mtime | 100 |
| HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths\name | 120 |
| HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths\size | 80 |
| HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths\type | 120 |
| HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes\ShellExtBMP | — |
| HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes\ShellExtIcon | — |