{'created': '2022-07-29T19:32:11.552Z',
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 'description': 'Adversaries may clear artifacts associated with previously '
                'established persistence on a host system to remove evidence '
                'of their activity. This may involve various actions, such as '
                'removing services, deleting executables, [Modify '
                'Registry](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1112), [Plist '
                'File '
                'Modification](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1647), or '
                'other methods of cleanup to prevent defenders from collecting '
                'evidence of their persistent presence.(Citation: Cylance Dust '
                'Storm) Adversaries may also delete accounts previously '
                'created to maintain persistence (i.e. [Create '
                'Account](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136)).(Citation: '
                'Talos - Cisco Attack 2022)\n'
                '\n'
                'In some instances, artifacts of persistence may also be '
                'removed once an adversary’s persistence is executed in order '
                'to prevent errors with the new instance of the '
                'malware.(Citation: NCC Group Team9 June 2020)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1070.009',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1070/009'},
                         {'description': 'Gross, J. (2016, February 23). '
                                         'Operation Dust Storm. Retrieved '
                                         'December 22, 2021.',
                          'source_name': 'Cylance Dust Storm',
                          'url': 'https://s7d2.scene7.com/is/content/cylance/prod/cylance-web/en-us/resources/knowledge-center/resource-library/reports/Op_Dust_Storm_Report.pdf'},
                         {'description': 'Nick Biasini. (2022, August 10). '
                                         'Cisco Talos shares insights related '
                                         'to recent cyber attack on Cisco. '
                                         'Retrieved March 9, 2023.',
                          'source_name': 'Talos - Cisco Attack 2022',
                          'url': 'https://blog.talosintelligence.com/recent-cyber-attack/'},
                         {'description': 'Pantazopoulos, N. (2020, June 2). '
                                         'In-depth analysis of the new Team9 '
                                         'malware family. Retrieved December '
                                         '1, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'NCC Group Team9 June 2020',
                          'url': 'https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/06/02/in-depth-analysis-of-the-new-team9-malware-family/'}],
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 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'defense-evasion'}],
 'modified': '2025-04-16T20:37:21.515Z',
 'name': 'Clear Persistence',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': False,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_contributors': ['Gavin Knapp'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': True,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['ESXi', 'Linux', 'Windows', 'macOS'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.2'}