Uninstall Malicious Application
Where this stands
No Sigma rule can address this — the telemetry MITRE names has no Sigma logsource behind it.
Sigma has no logsource taxonomy for mobile platforms. MITRE's telemetry here is mobile EDR and device APIs, which no Sigma rule can address.
What the technique is
Adversaries may include functionality in malware that uninstalls the malicious application from the device. This can be achieved by: Abusing device owner permissions to perform silent uninstallation using device owner API calls. Abusing root permissions to delete files from the filesystem. Abusing the accessibility service. This requires sending an intent to the system to request uninstallation, and then abusing the accessibility service to click the proper places on the screen to confirm uninstallation.
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- AN1801
Correlates (1) a malicious application gaining or using a removal-capable control path, such as device owner or delegated app-management authority, accessibility service control over uninstall UI, or rooted filesystem access, (2) initiation of uninstall or package-removal behavior, and (3) disappearance of the application from installed-state inventory or app runtime immediately afterward, often with a short-lived final burst of local cleanup or outbound communication. The defender observes a causal chain where the application first establishes the ability to remove itself, then triggers uninstall or deletion, and then vanishes from expected app presence while device activity continues.
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