Checks BIOS information in registry

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

Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

Modifies system executable filetype association

Checks whether UAC is enabled

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger