Install Root Certificate (T1130)

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Technique & Subtechniques

  • Install Root Certificate

Associated Tactics

  • Defense Evasion

Defense Evasion (TA0005)

The adversary is trying to avoid being detected. Defense Evasion consists of techniques that adversaries use to avoid detection throughout their compromise. Techniques used for defense evasion include uninstalling/disabling security software or obfuscating/encrypting data and scripts. Adversaries also leverage and abuse trusted processes to hide and masquerade their malware. Other tactics’ techniques are cross-listed here when those techniques include the added benefit of subverting defenses.

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Procedure Examples

Description Source(s)
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Wikipedia. (2016, December 6). Root certificate. Retrieved February 20, 2017. Wikipedia Root Certificate
Sancho, D., Hacquebord, F., Link, R. (2014, July 22). Finding Holes Operation Emmental. Retrieved February 9, 2016. Operation Emmental
Onuma. (2015, February 24). Superfish: Adware Preinstalled on Lenovo Laptops. Retrieved February 20, 2017. Kaspersky Superfish
Graeber, M. (2017, December 22). Code Signing Certificate Cloning Attacks and Defenses. Retrieved April 3, 2018. SpectorOps Code Signing Dec 2017
Patrick Wardle. (2018, January 11). Ay MaMi. Retrieved March 19, 2018. objective-see ay mami 2018
Russinovich, M. et al.. (2017, May 22). Sigcheck. Retrieved April 3, 2018. Microsoft Sigcheck May 2017
Smith, T. (2016, October 27). AppUNBlocker: Bypassing AppLocker. Retrieved December 19, 2017. Tripwire AppUNBlocker