Obfuscated Files or Information (T1406)

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Technique & Subtechniques

Associated Tactics

  • Defense Evasion

Defense Evasion (TA0030)

The adversary is trying to avoid being detected. Defense evasion consists of techniques an adversary may use to evade detection or avoid other defenses. Sometimes these actions are the same as or variations of techniques in other categories that have the added benefit of subverting a particular defense or mitigation. Defense evasion may be considered a set of attributes the adversary applies to all other phases of the operation.

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Procedure Examples

Description Source(s)
D. Venkatesan. (2020, October 8). Sophisticated new Android malware marks the latest evolution of mobile ransomware . Retrieved October 29, 2020. Microsoft MalLockerB
NIST Mobile Threat Catalogue