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: 60. Missed: 13. Coverage: 82.2%.

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 (77.39% 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

• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1083 – get file size
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1027 – reference Base64 string
• T1003 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1539 – Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• T1555 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1552 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1555.003 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1552.001 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1082 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1082 – Checks available memory
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1012 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1518 – Collects information about installed applications
• T1071 – Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• T1071 – HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
• T1071 – Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files
• T1071 – Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port
• T1005 – Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• T1005 – Attempts to access Bitcoin/ALTCoin wallets
• T1185 – CAPE detected injection into a browser process, likely for Man-In-Browser (MITB) infostealing
• T1055 – Writes an executable to the memory of another process
• T1055 – Writes to the memory another process
• T1485 – Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1005 – Searches for cryptocurrency wallet locations
• T1005 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1012 – Reads installed applications
• T1012 – Possibly does reconnaissance
• T1020 – Uses HTTP to upload a large amount of data
• T1027.002 – Resolves API functions dynamically
• T1056 – Combination of other detections shows multiple input capture behaviors
• T1057 – Enumerates running processes
• T1071.001 – Uses HTTP to upload a large amount of data
• T1082 – Query CPU Properties
• T1082 – Reads installed applications
• T1083 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1083 – Possibly does reconnaissance
• T1083 – Searches for cryptocurrency wallet locations
• T1083 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1113 – Takes screenshot
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1119 – Searches for cryptocurrency wallet locations
• T1119 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1119 – Combination of other detections shows multiple input capture behaviors
• T1552.001 – Searches for sensitive browser data
• T1552.001 – Searches for cryptocurrency wallet locations
• T1552.001 – Searches for sensitive application data
• T1027 – encode data using XOR
• T1027 – encode data using Base64
• T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
• T1614 – get geographical location
• T1129 – parse PE header
• T1083 – enumerate files on Windows
• T1082 – query environment variable
• T1083 – get file size
• T1027 – reference Base64 string
• T1059 – Apparent Internal Usage of CMD.EXE
• T1063 – It Tries to detect injection methods
• T1055 – Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
• T1055 – Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
• T1055 – Writes to foreign memory regions
• T1055 – Early bird code injection technique detected
• T1055 – Allocates memory in foreign processes
• T1497 – May sleep (evasive loops) to hinder dynamic analysis
• T1003 – Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
• T1124 – Potential time zone aware malware
• T1057 – Queries a list of all running processes
• T1082 – Queries information about the installed CPU (vendor, model number etc)
• T1082 – Queries the volume information (name, serial number etc) of a device
• T1005 – Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
• T1005 – Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
• T1095 – Posts data to webserver
• T1071 – C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
• T1071 – Posts data to webserver

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.