T1608.001sub-technique of T1608 Stage Capabilities

Upload Malware

PREnothing on this site yetT1608.001 on attack.mitre.org

Adversaries may upload malware to third-party or adversary controlled infrastructure to make it accessible during targeting. Malicious software can include payloads, droppers, post-compromise tools, backdoors, and a variety of other malicious content. Adversaries may upload malware to support their operations, such as making a payload available to a victim network to enable Ingress Tool Transfer by placing it on an Internet accessible web server.
MITRE ATT&CK 19.2, retrieved 2026-09-12

how MITRE says to see it

Detection of Upload Malware

If infrastructure or patterns in malware have been previously identified, internet scanning may uncover when an adversary has staged malware to make it accessible for targeting. Much of this activity will take place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection of this behavior difficult.

what reduces it

M1056 Pre-compromise. This technique cannot be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on behaviors performed outside of the scope of enterprise defenses and controls.

the rest of T1608

T1608.002 Upload Tool · not covered yet
T1608.003 Install Digital Certificate · not covered yet
T1608.004 Drive-by Target · not covered yet
T1608.005 Link Target · not covered yet
T1608.006 SEO Poisoning · not covered yet

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