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.

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Sudo and Sudo Caching

Abuse sudo or cached sudo credentials to execute code.

Checks hardware identifiers (DMI)

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

Reads hardware information

Accesses system info like serial numbers, manufacturer names etc.