{'created': '2017-05-31T21:30:38.910Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 '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.  \n'
                '\n'
                '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. \n'
                '\n'
                'An adversary may also be able to escalate their privileges '
                'since some boot or logon initialization scripts run with '
                'higher privileges.',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1037',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1037'},
                         {'description': 'Anomali Labs. (2019, March 15). '
                                         'Rocke Evolves Its Arsenal With a New '
                                         'Malware Family Written in Golang. '
                                         'Retrieved April 24, 2019.',
                          'source_name': 'Anomali Rocke March 2019',
                          'url': 'https://www.anomali.com/blog/rocke-evolves-its-arsenal-with-a-new-malware-family-written-in-golang'},
                         {'description': 'Mandiant. (2022, May 2). UNC3524: '
                                         'Eye Spy on Your Email. Retrieved '
                                         'August 17, 2023.',
                          'source_name': 'Mandiant APT29 Eye Spy Email Nov 22',
                          'url': 'https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/unc3524-eye-spy-email'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--03259939-0b57-482f-8eb5-87c0e0d54334',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'persistence'},
                       {'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'privilege-escalation'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:20.077Z',
 'name': 'Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts',
 '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_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': False,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['macOS', 'Windows', 'Linux', 'Network Devices', 'ESXi'],
 'x_mitre_version': '2.4'}

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