Add common checks function

Author: ShellCode33

vmdetect/common.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package vmdetect
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/klauspost/cpuid"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -48,3 +49,15 @@ func DoesFileContain(file *os.File, stringsToBeFound ...string) bool {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+/*
+Tries to detect VMs using cross-platform techniques.
+*/
+func CommonChecks() (bool, string) {
+	// https://lwn.net/Articles/301888/
+	if cpuid.CPU.VM() {
+		return true, "CPU Vendor (cpuid space)"
+	}
+
+	return false, "nothing"
+}

vmdetect/linux.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package vmdetect
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"github.com/klauspost/cpuid"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
@@ -175,9 +174,8 @@ func IsRunningInVirtualMachine() (bool, string) {
 		PrintWarning("Unprivileged user detected, some techniques might not work")
 	}
 
-	// https://lwn.net/Articles/301888/
-	if cpuid.CPU.VM() {
-		return true, "CPU Vendor (cpuid space)"
+	if vmDetected, how := CommonChecks(); vmDetected {
+		return vmDetected, how
 	}
 
 	if checkKernelModules() {