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T1655Not expressible in SigmaMOBILE

Masquerading

Defense EvasionAndroid, iOS

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 attempt to manipulate features of their artifacts to make them appear legitimate or benign to users and/or security tools. Masquerading occurs when the name, location, or appearance of an object, legitimate or malicious, is manipulated or abused for the sake of evading defenses and observation. This may include manipulating file metadata, tricking users into misidentifying the file type, and giving legitimate task or service names. Renaming abusable system utilities to evade security monitoring is also a form of Masquerading

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What MITRE says you would watch

  • AN1843

    Unexpected behavior from an application could be an indicator of masquerading. Application vetting services may potentially determine if an application contains suspicious code and/or metadata.

  • AN1844

    Unexpected behavior from an application could be an indicator of masquerading. Application vetting services may potentially determine if an application contains suspicious code and/or metadata.

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