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T1037: T1037

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 16/12/2025 19:37 · Modified 31/03/2026 20:49

Essential information

MITRE technique ID
T1037
Confidence
100/100
Revoked
No
Published
16/12/2025 19:37
Modified
31/03/2026 20:49
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation

Aliases

Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts

Platforms

windows macos linux Network Devices ESXi

Description

Adversaries may use scripts automatically executed at boot or logon initialization to establish persistence.(Citation: Mandiant APT29 Eye Spy Email Nov 22)(Citation: Anomali Rocke March 2019) Initialization scripts can be used to perform administrative functions, which may often execute other programs or send information to an internal logging server. These scripts can vary based on operating system and whether applied locally or remotely. Adversaries may use these scripts to maintain persistence on a single system. Depending on the access configuration of the logon scripts, either local credentials or an administrator account may be necessary. An adversary may also be able to escalate their privileges since some boot or logon initialization scripts run with higher privileges.

Kill chain phases

Kill chainPhase
mitre-attack persistence
mitre-attack privilege-escalation

Marking (TLP)

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