Changes its process name

Unexpected DNS network traffic destination

Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

Checks CPU configuration

Checks CPU information which indicate if the system is a virtual machine.

Checks hardware identifiers (DMI)

Checks DMI information which indicate if the system is a virtual machine.

Creates/modifies Cron job

Cron allows running tasks on a schedule, and is commonly used for malware persistence.

Enumerates running processes

Discovers information about currently running processes on the system

Reads CPU attributes

Reads hardware information

Accesses system info like serial numbers, manufacturer names etc.