MITRE ATT&CKtechnique

T1564 Hide Artifacts

Published 2020-02-26 Modified 2026-05-12 Official page ↗
Domain
enterprise
Tactics
Stealth
Platforms
ESXi, Linux, macOS, Office Suite, Windows
Version
2.0
Created
2020-02-26

Description

Adversaries may attempt to hide artifacts associated with their behaviors to evade detection. Operating systems may have features to hide various artifacts, such as important system files and administrative task execution, to avoid disrupting user work environments and prevent users from changing files or features on the system. Adversaries may abuse these features to hide artifacts such as files, directories, user accounts, or other system activity to evade detection. Adversaries may also attempt to hide artifacts associated with malicious behavior by creating computing regions that are isolated from common security instrumentation, such as through the use of virtualization technology.

Related

Tactic · MITRE ATT&CK (1)

Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · mitigates (4)

  • M1033 Limit Software Installation mitigation
  • M1047 Audit mitigation
  • M1049 Antivirus/Antimalware mitigation
  • M1013 Application Developer Guidance mitigation

Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · subtechnique of (14)

Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · uses (7)

  • S9025 NOOPLDR software (malware)
  • S1066 DarkTortilla software (malware)
  • S1011 Tarrask software (malware)
  • S0670 WarzoneRAT software (malware)
  • S0482 Bundlore software (malware)
  • S0402 OSX/Shlayer software (malware)
  • S0332 Remcos software (tool)

Referenced by Compliance · mitigates (1)

  • CIS-16.10 Apply Secure Design Principles in Application Architectures CIS Safeguard v8.1

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