Checks BIOS information in registry

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

Themida packer

Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

Adds Run key to start application

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

Downloads MZ/PE file

Enumerates connected drives

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

Modifies Windows Firewall

Network Share Discovery

Attempt to gather information on host network.

Password Policy Discovery

Attempt to access detailed information about the password policy used within an enterprise network.

Checks computer location settings

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

Drops file in System32 directory

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.

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger