File and Directory Permissions Modification

Adversaries may modify file or directory permissions to evade defenses.

Executes dropped EXE

Modifies Watchdog functionality

Malware like Mirai modifies the Watchdog to prevent it restarting an infected system.

Traces itself

Traces itself to prevent debugging attempts

Unexpected DNS network traffic destination

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

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.

Modifies init.d

Adds/modifies system service, likely for persistence.

Modifies rc script

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

Modifies systemd

Adds/ modifies systemd service files. Likely to achieve persistence.

Write file to user bin folder

Modifies Bash startup script

UPX packed file

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.