// MITRE ATT&CK
T1027.002 · Software Packing
Sub-technique of T1027 · Obfuscated Files or Information.
Adversaries may perform software packing or virtual machine software protection to conceal their code. 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 techni...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Software Packing starts with your SIEM/EDR telemetry. Write a detection rule with the Sigma generator, analyze suspicious logs in the log analyzer, and place the technique on your coverage with the ATT&CK matrix.
Related techniques
T1055.011
Extra Window Memory Injection T1205.002
Socket Filters T1027.011
Fileless Storage T1218.011
Rundll32 T1027.009
Embedded Payloads T1564.012
File/Path Exclusions T1216.001
PubPrn T1574.007
Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable
Extra Window Memory Injection T1205.002
Socket Filters T1027.011
Fileless Storage T1218.011
Rundll32 T1027.009
Embedded Payloads T1564.012
File/Path Exclusions T1216.001
PubPrn T1574.007
Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable
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