Executes dropped EXE

Creates/modifies Cron job

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

Creates/modifies environment variables

Creating/modifying environment variables is a common persistence mechanism.

Deletes log files

Deletes log files on the system.

Enumerates running processes

Discovers information about currently running processes on the system

Looks up external IP address via web service

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

Modifies init.d

Adds/modifies system service, likely for persistence.

Modifies rc script

Adding/modifying system rc scripts is a common persistence mechanism.

Write file to user bin folder

Modifies Bash startup script