Threat DF.W.HDCDF.0

URI: DF.W.HDCDF.0

Package: DataLifecycle

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Description: Cached flow of data Data from FlowsFrom to FlowsTo infected on Host: if the flow of Data from FlowsFrom to FlowsTo is cached on Host, and the cache gets infected by malware, the data flow will be affected. This is a secondary threat whereby changes to the cache propagate to the data flow - the cause is whatever infected the cache.

Threat Type: Secondary Threat

Matching Pattern:

MP-HDCDF

Finds a Data Flow for which there is a Data Cache on the Host of a sending or receiving process.

Triggered by Threat (1)

DF.IS.PDFFA.8

Flow of Data from FlowsFrom to FlowsTo is in service: if process FlowsFrom is in service and able to access the data, and all the steps in the chain of processes between FlowsFrom and FlowsTo are in service, then the flow of Data from FlowsFrom to FlowsTo will be in service and potentially subject to attack, unless disabled.

Triggers Secondary Threats (3)

DF.W.PDFIDADFI.0

Infected data Data from FlowsFrom forwarded by Process to FlowsTo: if the flow of data Data from process FlowsFrom to process Process is infected by malware, so is the forwarded flow to FlowsTo.

DF.W.PDFODADFO.0

Infected data Data from FlowsFrom forwarded by Process to FlowsTo: if the flow of data Data from process FlowsFrom to process Process is infected by malware, so is the forwarded flow to FlowsTo.

DS.W.HPDFDADS.0

Flow of infected data Data from FlowsFrom is stored by data service Process: if the flow of data Data from FlowsFrom to Process is infected by malware, then so will be the copy saved locally on device Host by Process.