File and Directory Permissions Modification

Adversaries may modify file or directory permissions to evade defenses.

Executes dropped EXE

OS Credential Dumping

Adversaries may attempt to dump credentials to use it in password cracking.

Adds a user to 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.

Creates a large amount of network flows

This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.

Deletes log files

Deletes log files on the system.

Disables SELinux

Disables SELinux security module.

Enumerates running processes

Discovers information about currently running processes on the system

Modifies init.d

Adds/modifies system service, likely for persistence.

Removes the immutable protection flag from a file

Uses chattr to remove the immutable flag from a file, allowing previously write-protected files to be modified or deleted.

Write file to user bin folder

Writes file to system bin folder