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performing-malware-persistence-investigation
Systematically investigate all persistence mechanisms on Windows and Linux systems to identify how malware survives reboots and maintains access.
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# Performing Malware Persistence Investigation
## When to Use
- When investigating how malware maintains presence on a compromised system after reboots
- During incident response to identify all persistence mechanisms for complete remediation
- For threat hunting to discover unauthorized autostart entries across endpoints
- When analyzing malware behavior to understand its persistence strategy
- For verifying that all persistence has been removed after incident remediation
## Prerequisites
- Forensic image or live system access with administrative privileges
- Autoruns (Sysinternals) for Windows persistence enumeration
- RegRipper for offline registry analysis
- Understanding of Windows and Linux persistence mechanisms