Creates a file in the Startup directory

A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

Executes dropped EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Writes a Windows system DLL name to a user directory

A module named after a system DLL outside System32 can be loaded instead of the real one by a program searching that directory.

Checks installed software on the system

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

Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

Enumerates connected drives

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

Drops file in System32 directory