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Capec-542 Detail

Targeted Malware

Standard Software

Parents: 549

Children: 550 551 552 556 558 564 579 698

Threats: T79 T284 T287 T337 T389 T391 T403 T406

Description

An adversary develops targeted malware that takes advantage of a known vulnerability in an organizational information technology environment. The malware crafted for these attacks is based specifically on information gathered about the technology environment. Successfully executing the malware enables an adversary to achieve a wide variety of negative technical impacts.

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External ID Source Link Description
CAPEC-542 capec https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/542.html
T1587.001 ATTACK https://attack.mitre.org/wiki/Technique/T1587/001 Develop Capabilities: Malware
T1027 ATTACK https://attack.mitre.org/wiki/Technique/T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information

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