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.

Drops startup file

Executes dropped EXE

Identifies Wine through registry keys

Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

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

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