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

Modifies file permissions

VMProtect packed file

Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

Using powershell.exe command.

Enumerates connected drives

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

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

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.

Drops file in System32 directory

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

UPX packed file

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.