A potential corporate email address has been identified in the URL: [email protected]

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

Loads dropped DLL

Checks installed software on the system

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

Checks whether UAC is enabled

Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object

BHOs are DLL modules which act as plugins for Internet Explorer.

Looks up external IP address via web service

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

Checks system information in the registry

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

Detected potential entity reuse from brand MICROSOFT.

Detected potential entity reuse from brand SPOTIFY.

Drops file in System32 directory

Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger