Polymorphic Code
Subtechnique · ATTACK:enterprise:T1027.014
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"id": "ATTACK:enterprise:T1027.014",
"title": "Polymorphic Code",
"type": "Subtechnique",
"source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1027/014",
"snapshot": "enterprise-attack-20.0.json",
"status": "active",
"rights": "Source metadata only; source notices retained; no operational prose or payloads",
"review_status": "machine-extracted; source-specific checks passed, editorial review pending",
"stix_id": "attack-pattern--b577dfc1-0177-4522-8d5a-782127c8592b",
"external_id": "T1027.014",
"domain": "enterprise",
"created": "2024-09-27T12:28:03.938Z",
"modified": "2026-05-12T15:12:00.709Z",
"version": "2.0",
"aliases": [
],
"tactics": [
"stealth"
],
"source_references": [
{
"source_name": "polymorphic-blackberry",
"url": "https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/solutions/endpoint-security/ransomware-protection/polymorphic-malware"
},
{
"source_name": "polymorphic-sentinelone",
"url": "https://www.sentinelone.com/cybersecurity-101/threat-intelligence/what-is-polymorphic-malware"
},
{
"source_name": "polymorphic-medium",
"url": "https://medium.com/@shellseekerscyber/explainer-packed-malware-16f09cc75035"
},
{
"source_name": "polymorphic-linkedin",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/techniques-concealing-malware-hindering-analysis-packing-akshay-unijc"
}
]
}Explicit source assertions (4)
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ATTACK:enterprise:M1040 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1027.014
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--10263c76-62fa-4db6-ab3e-968f130ed893
ATTACK:enterprise:M1049 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1027.014
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--27993745-de4c-4ce0-b27d-cd591b0489c2
ATTACK:enterprise:T1027.014 → subtechnique-of → ATTACK:enterprise:T1027
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--5d2d9aea-5ae2-45bd-9276-7af65e50c28f
ATTACK:enterprise:S0574 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1027.014
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--7a6460fa-dd4b-43ba-a59f-8c0db794151d
Unit42 BendyBear Feb 2021