Deletes itself

Deletes journal logs

Deletes systemd journal logs. Likely to evade detection.

Modifies the /etc/hosts DNS resolution file

Modifying the /etc/hosts name-resolution file changes IP routing, which can facilitate traffic hijacking or the blocking of (security update) endpoints.

Creates/modifies Cron job

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

Deletes log files

Deletes log files on the system.

Enumerates active TCP sockets

Gets active TCP sockets from /proc virtual filesystem.

Enumerates running processes

Discovers information about currently running processes on the system

Modifies rc script

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

Modifies systemd

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