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Name Category Tags Description
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1140
Adversaries may use Obfuscated Files or Information to hide artifacts of an intrusion from analysis.… Edit
Deploy Container Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1610
Adversaries may deploy a container into an environment to facilitate execution or evade defenses. In… Edit
Direct Volume Access Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1006
Adversaries may directly access a volume to bypass file access controls and file system monitoring. … Edit
Domain or Tenant Policy Modification Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1484
Adversaries may modify the configuration settings of a domain or identity tenant to evade defenses a… Edit
Domain or Tenant Policy Modification: Group Policy Modification Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1484.001
Adversaries may modify Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to subvert the intended discretionary access cont… Edit
Domain or Tenant Policy Modification: Trust Modification Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1484.002
Adversaries may add new domain trusts, modify the properties of existing domain trusts, or otherwise… Edit
Email Spoofing Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1672
Adversaries may fake, or spoof, a sender’s identity by modifying the value of relevant email headers… Edit
Execution Guardrails Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1480
Adversaries may use execution guardrails to constrain execution or actions based on adversary suppli… Edit
Execution Guardrails: Environmental Keying Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1480.001
Adversaries may environmentally key payloads or other features of malware to evade defenses and cons… Edit
Execution Guardrails: Mutual Exclusion Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1480.002
Adversaries may constrain execution or actions based on the presence of a mutex associated with malw… Edit
Exploitation for Defense Evasion Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1211
Adversaries may exploit a system or application vulnerability to bypass security features. Exploitat… Edit
File and Directory Permissions Modification Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1222
Adversaries may modify file or directory permissions/attributes to evade access control lists (ACLs)… Edit
File and Directory Permissions Modification: Linux and Mac File and Directory Permissions Modification Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1222.002
Adversaries may modify file or directory permissions/attributes to evade access control lists (ACLs)… Edit
File and Directory Permissions Modification: Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1222.001
Adversaries may modify file or directory permissions/attributes to evade access control lists (ACLs)… Edit
Hide Artifacts Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564
Adversaries may attempt to hide artifacts associated with their behaviors to evade detection. Operat… Edit
Hide Artifacts: Bind Mounts Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.013
Adversaries may abuse bind mounts on file structures to hide their activity and artifacts from nativ… Edit
Hide Artifacts: Email Hiding Rules Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.008
Adversaries may use email rules to hide inbound emails in a compromised user's mailbox. Many email c… Edit
Hide Artifacts: Extended Attributes Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.014
Adversaries may abuse extended attributes (xattrs) on macOS and Linux to hide their malicious data i… Edit
Hide Artifacts: File/Path Exclusions Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.012
Adversaries may attempt to hide their file-based artifacts by writing them to specific folders or fi… Edit
Hide Artifacts: Hidden File System Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.005
Adversaries may use a hidden file system to conceal malicious activity from users and security tools… Edit
Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.001
Adversaries may set files and directories to be hidden to evade detection mechanisms. To prevent nor… Edit
Hide Artifacts: Hidden Users Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.002
Adversaries may use hidden users to hide the presence of user accounts they create or modify. Admini… Edit
Hide Artifacts: Hidden Window Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.003
Adversaries may use hidden windows to conceal malicious activity from the plain sight of users. In s… Edit
Hide Artifacts: Ignore Process Interrupts Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.011
Adversaries may evade defensive mechanisms by executing commands that hide from process interrupt si… Edit
Hide Artifacts: NTFS File Attributes Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.004
Adversaries may use NTFS file attributes to hide their malicious data in order to evade detection. E… Edit
Hide Artifacts: Process Argument Spoofing Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.010
Adversaries may attempt to hide process command-line arguments by overwriting process memory. Proces… Edit
Hide Artifacts: Resource Forking Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.009
Adversaries may abuse resource forks to hide malicious code or executables to evade detection and by… Edit
Hide Artifacts: Run Virtual Instance Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.006
Adversaries may carry out malicious operations using a virtual instance to avoid detection. A wide v… Edit
Hide Artifacts: VBA Stomping Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1564.007
Adversaries may hide malicious Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) payloads embedded within MS Offic… Edit
Impair Defenses Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1562
Adversaries may maliciously modify components of a victim environment in order to hinder or disable … Edit
Impair Defenses: Disable Windows Event Logging Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1562.002
Adversaries may disable Windows event logging to limit data that can be leveraged for detections and… Edit
Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Cloud Firewall Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1562.007
Adversaries may disable or modify a firewall within a cloud environment to bypass controls that limi… Edit
Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Cloud Logs Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1562.008
An adversary may disable or modify cloud logging capabilities and integrations to limit what data is… Edit
Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Linux Audit System Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1562.012
Adversaries may disable or modify the Linux audit system to hide malicious activity and avoid detect… Edit
Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Network Device Firewall Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1562.013
Adversaries may disable network device-based firewall mechanisms entirely or add, delete, or modify … Edit
Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify System Firewall Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1562.004
Adversaries may disable or modify system firewalls in order to bypass controls limiting network usag… Edit
Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1562.001
Adversaries may modify and/or disable security tools to avoid possible detection of their malware/to… Edit
Impair Defenses: Downgrade Attack Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1562.010
Adversaries may downgrade or use a version of system features that may be outdated, vulnerable, and/… Edit
Impair Defenses: Impair Command History Logging Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1562.003
Adversaries may impair command history logging to hide commands they run on a compromised system. Va… Edit
Impair Defenses: Indicator Blocking Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1562.006
An adversary may attempt to block indicators or events typically captured by sensors from being gath… Edit
Impair Defenses: Safe Mode Boot Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1562.009
Adversaries may abuse Windows safe mode to disable endpoint defenses. Safe mode starts up the Window… Edit
Impair Defenses: Spoof Security Alerting Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1562.011
Adversaries may spoof security alerting from tools, presenting false evidence to impair defenders’ a… Edit
Impersonation Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1656
Adversaries may impersonate a trusted person or organization in order to persuade and trick a target… Edit
Indicator Removal Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1070
Adversaries may delete or modify artifacts generated within systems to remove evidence of their pres… Edit
Indicator Removal: Clear Command History Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1070.003
In addition to clearing system logs, an adversary may clear the command history of a compromised acc… Edit
Indicator Removal: Clear Linux or Mac System Logs Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1070.002
Adversaries may clear system logs to hide evidence of an intrusion. macOS and Linux both keep track … Edit
Indicator Removal: Clear Mailbox Data Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1070.008
Adversaries may modify mail and mail application data to remove evidence of their activity. Email ap… Edit
Indicator Removal: Clear Network Connection History and Configurations Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1070.007
Adversaries may clear or remove evidence of malicious network connections in order to clean up trace… Edit
Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1070.009
Adversaries may clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence on a host system … Edit
Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs Defense Evasion
mitre-attack T1070.001
Adversaries may clear Windows Event Logs to hide the activity of an intrusion. Windows Event Logs ar… Edit
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