Cross-source coverage
T1045 / ATT&CK
Software Packing
ATT&CK has retired this technique. Rules still tag it; the current id is T1027.002 Obfuscated Files or Information: Software Packing.
3 rules across 1 source.
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From MITRE ATT&CK 19.2
Software packing is a method of compressing or encrypting an executable. Packing an executable changes the file signature in an attempt to avoid signature-based detection. Most decompression techniques decompress the executable code in memory.
Utilities used to perform software packing are called packers. Example packers are MPRESS and UPX. A more comprehensive list of known packers is available, but adversaries may create their own packing techniques that do not leave the same artifacts as well-known packers to evade defenses.
Adversaries may use virtual machine software protection as a form of software packing to protect their code. Virtual machine software protection translates an executable's original code into a special format that only a special virtual machine can run. A virtual machine is then called to run this code.
- Tactics
- Stealth
- Platforms
- Windows · macOS
- Telemetry
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chronicle/detection-rules
3 rules| Detection | Severity | Format |
|---|---|---|
| fake_zoom_installerexe_devil_shadow_botnet | Undefined | YARA-L |
| flowerpippi_malware_detector_sysmon_behavior | Undefined | YARA-L |
| gelup_malware_detector_sysmon_behavior | Undefined | YARA-L |