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ATT&CK techniqueStealth (formerly Defense Evasion)

T1027.002 Software Packing

Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)EnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1027.002 (Software Packing) appears in 77 tracked threats, first reported 2026-02-02 and most recently 2026-09-27, with linked actors including 1VPNS, APT38, Armored Likho; it most often appears alongside T1071.001 (Web Protocols).

Tracked threats
7712 critical, 51 high, 14 medium
First seen
2026-02-02
Last seen
2026-09-27
Threat actors
26In the threats using it
Detection rules
132Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1027.002 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-07 with 27 reports, and 77 of the 77 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-09.

How adversaries use it

T1027.002 Software Packing is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information. Threadlinqs maps 77 of 2623 tracked threats (2.9%) to it; by severity that is 12 critical, 51 high, 14 medium.

Threats that use T1027.002 most often also use T1071.001 Web Protocols (54 threats), T1082 System Information Discovery (48 threats), T1204.002 Malicious File (47 threats), T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (45 threats), T1005 Data from Local System (42 threats). These are the techniques an intrusion set tends to chain with it, so they are the natural next places to look when it is observed.

26 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1027.002; the most frequent are 1VPNS (2), APT38 (2), Armored Likho (2), Contagious Interview (2), Lazarus Group (2).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1027.002.

Data sources

Telemetry that can reveal T1027.002, per MITRE ATT&CK.

  • File — File Metadata

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

The 30 most recent of 77 tracked threats that use T1027.002.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 132 detection rules mapped to T1027.002 (SPL 37, KQL 43, Sigma 52). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

132 detection rules (SPL/KQL/Sigma) · Blue and above. Compare plans

Parent technique

T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information — 1177 tracked threats at the technique level.