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Home/ATT&CK/T1655/T1655.001
MITRE ATT&CK Sub-Technique

T1655.001: Match Legitimate Name or Location

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Adversaries may match or approximate the name or location of legitimate files or resources when naming/placing them. This is done for the sake of evading defenses and observation. This may be done by giving artifacts the name and icon of a legitimate, trusted application (i.e., Settings), or using a package name that matches legitimate, trusted applications (i.e., `com.google.android.gm`). Adversaries may also use the same icon of the file or application they are trying to mimic.

Tactics
Defense Evasion
Platforms
Android, iOS

▪Parent technique

T1655: Masquerading

▪Mitigations (1)

M1011User Guidance

Describes any guidance or training given to users to set particular configuration settings or avoid specific potentially risky behaviors.

▪Used by groups (3)

G0097Bouncing GolfG1019MoustachedBouncerG1028APT-C-23

▪Software using this technique (41)

S0292AndroRATmalwareS0301Dendroidmalware

▪Reference

T1655.001 on MITRE ATT&CK
S0314X-Agent for Androidmalware
S0318XLoader for Androidmalware
S0320DroidJackmalware
S0418ViceLeakermalware
S0419SimBadmalware
S0422Anubismalware
S0423Ginpmalware
S0440Agent Smithmalware
S0478EventBotmalware
S0480Cerberusmalware
S0485Mandrakemalware
S0489WolfRATmalware
S0506ViperRATmalware
S0509FakeSpymalware
S0522Exobotmalware
S0524AndroidOS/MalLocker.Bmalware
S0525Android/AdDisplay.Ashasmalware
S0529CarbonStealmalware
S0536GPlayedmalware
S0539Red Alert 2.0malware
S0540Asacubmalware
S0544HenBoxmalware
S0549SilkBeanmalware
S0550DoubleAgentmalware
S0551GoldenEaglemalware
S0555CHEMISTGAMESmalware
S0558Tiktok Promalware
S0577FrozenCellmalware
S1077Hornbillmalware
S1079BOULDSPYmalware
S1080Fakecallsmalware
S1083Chameleonmalware
S1094BRATAmalware
S1126Phenakitemalware
S1195SpyC23malware
S1214Android/SpyAgentmalware
S1231GodFathermalware
S1243DCHSpymalware
S9005DocSwapmalware

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