ATT&CK · T1036.005 · sub-technique
Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
Tactics: stealth
About
Adversaries may match or approximate the name or location of legitimate files, Registry keys, or other resources when naming/placing them. This is done for the sake of evading defenses and observation. This may be done by placing an executable in a commonly trusted directory (ex: under System32) or giving it the name of a legitimate, trusted program (ex: `svchost.exe`). Alternatively, a Windows Registry key may be given a close approximation to a key used by a legitimate program. In containerized environments, a threat actor may create a resource in a trusted namespace or one that matches the naming convention of a container pod or cluster.
Used by actors
61 known groups
Software
140 malware/tools implement this
Corpus indicators tagged with this technique
1,428 indicators in the corpus carry T1036.005.
Showing the top 30 by severity of 1,428.