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  "spec_version": "2.1",
  "id": "attack-pattern--51636761-2e35-44bf-9e56-e337adf97174",
  "created": "2022-03-30T19:20:37.864Z",
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    {
      "source_name": "mitre-attack",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1406/002",
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    }
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  "name": "Software Packing",
  "description": "Adversaries may perform software packing 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. \n\nUtilities used to perform software packing are called packers. An example packer is FTT. 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.",
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    {
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      "phase_name": "defense-evasion"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "x_mitre_modified_by_ref": "identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5",
  "x_mitre_platforms": [
    "Android",
    "iOS"
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  "x_mitre_tactic_type": [
    "Post-Adversary Device Access"
  ]
}