Checks BIOS information in registry

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Executes dropped EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Reads data files stored by FTP clients

Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.

Reads user/profile data of local email clients

Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

Uses the VBS compiler for execution

VMProtect packed file

Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

Windows security modification

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles

Adds Run key to start application

Checks whether UAC is enabled

Enumerates connected drives

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

Looks up external IP address via web service

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext