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Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062)

Adversaries may perform software packing or virtual machine software protection to conceal their code. Software packing is a method of compressing or encrypting an executable. Packing an executable changes the file signature in an attempt to avoid signature-based detection. Most decompression techniques decompress the executable code in memory. Virtual machine software protection translates an executable's original code into a special format that only a special virtual machine can run. A virtual machine is then called to run this code.(Citation: ESET FinFisher Jan 2018)

Utilities used to perform software packing are called packers. Example packers are MPRESS and UPX. A more comprehensive list of known packers is available, but adversaries may create their own packing techniques that do not leave the same artifacts as well-known packers to evade defenses.(Citation: Awesome Executable Packing)

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Cluster A	Galaxy A	Cluster B	Galaxy B	Level
	Clear Attack Pattern		Clear Attack Pattern	Clear 1
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a)	Attack Pattern	Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062)	Attack Pattern	1