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Adversaries may abuse the Android device administration API to prevent the user from uninstalling a target application.
Passed 19 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 12 of 22 without it.
and 8 more in the full report
7 fixed12 passed either way3 still failing0 broke
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One of 7 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
An automated threat intelligence portal misclassifies T1629.001 under Persistence (TA0003). What is the correct MITRE ATT&CK for Mobile kill chain phase identifier and name for this technique?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Identifies Defense Evasion (TA0030) as the kill chain phase. | Missed | Passed |
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Sub-technique of: T1629
Adversaries may abuse the Android device administration API to prevent the user from uninstalling a target application. In earlier versions of Android, device administrator applications needed their administration capabilities explicitly deactivated by the user before the application could be uninstalled. This was later updated so the user could deactivate and uninstall the administrator application in one step.
Adversaries may also abuse the device accessibility APIs to prevent removal. This set of APIs allows the application to perform certain actions on behalf of the user and programmatically determine what is being shown on the screen. The malicious application could monitor the device screen for certain modals (e.g., the confirmation modal to uninstall an application) and inject screen input or a back button tap to close the modal. For example, Android's performGlobalAction(int) API could be utilized to prevent the user from removing the malicious application from the device after installation. If the user wants to uninstall the malicious application, two cases may occur, both preventing the user from removing the application.
Case 1: If the integer argument passed to the API call is 2 or GLOBAL_ACTION_HOME, the malicious application may direct the user to the home screen from settings screen
Case 2: If the integer argument passed to the API call is 1 or GLOBAL_ACTION_BACK, the malicious application may emulate the back press event
Platforms: Android
Determine if the target mobile environment is susceptible to Prevent Application Removal by examining the target platforms (Android).
Review whether mitigations for T1629.001 are in place. If defenses are absent or misconfigured, this technique may be exploitable.
test cases passed, vs 12 / 22 without
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