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offensive-persistence
Comprehensive persistence tradecraft for authorized red team engagements covering Windows and Linux mechanisms. Windows techniques include registry Run/RunOnce keys, scheduled tasks, WMI event subscriptions, DLL search order hijacking, COM object hijacking, Startup folder drops, service creation, Security Support Provider (SSP) DLL injection, and Active Directory persistence (AdminSDHolder abuse, DCShadow, Golden Ticket, Silver Ticket, Skeleton Key, SID History injection). Linux techniques include cron and at jobs, systemd timers and services, SSH authorized_keys injection, shell profile backdoors (.bashrc/.bash_profile), PAM module backdoors, LD_PRELOAD hijacking, kernel module rootkits, web shells, and Git hook abuse. Provides operator-ready command sequences for SharPersist, Impacket ticketer, schtasks, sc.exe, crontab, and systemctl with OPSEC considerations for each method. Maps to MITRE ATT&CK T1547 (Boot or Logon Autostart), T1053 (Scheduled Task/Job), T1546 (Event Triggered Execution), T1556 (Modify Authentication Process), and sub-techniques. Includes detection indicators and a rapid engagement cheatsheet.
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# Offensive Persistence
Persistence ensures your access survives reboots, password changes, and routine
maintenance. You plant mechanisms that re-establish a session or re-execute
your payload without requiring a new initial compromise. The choice of
persistence technique depends on your privilege level, the target operating
system, the engagement scope, and the detection risk you can tolerate.
This skill covers both Windows and Linux persistence methods, from simple
registry keys to domain-level Active Directory backdoors. Every technique
here assumes you already have code execution on the target. Apply these in
authorized engagements only.
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