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T1628.002: User Evasion

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 11/04/2022 22:05 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:41

Essential information

MITRE technique ID
T1628.002
Confidence
100/100
Revoked
No
Published
11/04/2022 22:05
Modified
27/03/2026 01:41
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation

Platforms

android

Description

Adversaries may attempt to avoid detection by hiding malicious behavior from the user. By doing this, an adversary’s modifications would most likely remain installed on the device for longer, allowing the adversary to continue to operate on that device. While there are many ways this can be accomplished, one method is by using the device’s sensors. By utilizing the various motion sensors on a device, such as accelerometer or gyroscope, an application could detect that the device is being interacted with. That way, the application could continue to run while the device is not in use but cease operating while the user is using the device, hiding anything that would indicate malicious activity was ongoing. Accessing the sensors in this way does not require any permissions from the user, so it would be completely transparent.

Kill chain phases

Kill chainPhase
mitre-mobile-attack defense-evasion

Marking (TLP)

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