T1655.001: Match Legitimate Name or Location
Essential information
- MITRE technique ID
T1655.001- Confidence
- 100/100
- Revoked
- No
- Published
- 17/12/2025 22:47
- Modified
- 27/03/2026 01:41
- Author / Source
- The MITRE Corporation
Platforms
android iOS
Description
Adversaries may match or approximate the name or location of legitimate files or resources when naming/placing them. This is done for the sake of evading defenses and observation. This may be done by giving artifacts the name and icon of a legitimate, trusted application (i.e., Settings), or using a package name that matches legitimate, trusted applications (i.e., `com.google.android.gm`).
Adversaries may also use the same icon of the file or application they are trying to mimic.
Kill chain phases
| Kill chain | Phase |
|---|---|
| mitre-mobile-attack | defense-evasion |
Marking (TLP)
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