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.

Executes dropped EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Checks installed software on the system

Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

Maps connected drives based on registry

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

Checks system information in the registry

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

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext