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 or location 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.(Citation: LOLBAS Main Site)
View in MITRE ATT&CK®| Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC-2 | Account Management | Protects | T1036 | Masquerading |
| AC-3 | Access Enforcement | Protects | T1036 | Masquerading |
| AC-6 | Least Privilege | Protects | T1036 | Masquerading |
| CA-7 | Continuous Monitoring | Protects | T1036 | Masquerading |
| CM-2 | Baseline Configuration | Protects | T1036 | Masquerading |
| CM-6 | Configuration Settings | Protects | T1036 | Masquerading |
| CM-7 | Least Functionality | Protects | T1036 | Masquerading |
| IA-9 | Service Identification and Authentication | Protects | T1036 | Masquerading |
| SI-10 | Information Input Validation | Protects | T1036 | Masquerading |
| SI-3 | Malicious Code Protection | Protects | T1036 | Masquerading |
| SI-4 | System Monitoring | Protects | T1036 | Masquerading |
| SI-7 | Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity | Protects | T1036 | Masquerading |
| Technique ID | Technique Name | Number of Mappings |
|---|---|---|
| T1036.007 | Double File Extension | 6 |
| T1036.001 | Invalid Code Signature | 5 |
| T1036.005 | Match Legitimate Name or Location | 12 |
| T1036.003 | Rename System Utilities | 8 |