Checks BIOS information in registry

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

Checks computer location settings

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

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

Modifies file permissions

Modifies system executable filetype association

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

Using powershell.exe command.

Drops desktop.ini file(s)

File and Directory Permissions Modification: Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification

Indicator Removal: File Deletion

Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

Maps connected drives based on registry

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

Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit

Power Settings

powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

Enumerates processes with tasklist