### Overview
Following the phishing incident, BlackEnergy malware has been executed within the corporate IT network. Analysis of this malware is crucial to understanding the attack vector and preventing further incidents.

### Findings
- **Functionality:** BlackEnergy is a versatile malware capable of launching DDoS attacks, stealing credentials, and deploying additional payloads.
- **Indicators of Compromise:** Network traffic to known malicious IPs and unusual process creation on infected systems.

### Next Steps
Detection of persistence mechanisms is critical. Efforts should be focused on identifying registry changes or scheduled tasks that suggest the establishment of persistence within the network.