File and Directory Permissions Modification

Adversaries may modify file or directory permissions to evade defenses.

Creates Raw socket

Creates a socket that captures raw packets at the device level

Executes dropped EXE

Checks hardware identifiers (DMI)

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

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.

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 MAC address of network interface

Fetches the MAC address of active network interfaces. May be used to detect known values for hypervisors.

Reads hardware information

Accesses system info like serial numbers, manufacturer names etc.