Persistence Sniper

What Persistence Sniper does

Guided SUSA tool journey

Persistence Sniper supports malware analysis. In this guide, you will use it to review a controlled Windows lab for selected persistence findings. The procedure and screenshots provide the practical reference; the surrounding context explains what to record and how to judge the result.

Tool guide at a glance

Investigation task

Review a controlled Windows lab for selected persistence findings.

Starting material

An inert or purpose-built training sample stored in a disposable isolated analysis VM.

Successful outcome

A static observation or capability finding with sample hash, tool output, and confidence statement.

Evidence and safety

Do not execute unknown samples on SUSA. Disable shared folders and credentials, and use only authorised training material. Record the input identifier, tool version, relevant commands or settings, time and time zone, output location, and any errors or limitations as you work.

Choose your journey

01Understand the evidenceLearn the malware analysis concepts and limitations.Complete when you can explain what the evidence can and cannot show.Beginner · No tool required · 15–25 min 02Follow the Persistence Sniper guideWork through the commands, screenshots, and instructional sequence below.Complete when the documented workflow produces its expected output.Guided · SUSA workstation · Time varies 03Interactive labPractise the tool workflow in a safe browser simulation.Complete when the guided result is supported by the case evidence.Beginner · Browser only · 10–20 min 04Full LabInvestigate an authorised training scenario with fewer prompts and preserve a reviewable result.Complete when another analyst can reproduce and verify the outcome.Intermediate · Isolated lab · 45–90 min

How the labs complement this guide

The Interactive Lab is a safe browser simulation for practising the workflow and validation logic. The Full Lab is an independent exercise for an isolated, authorised environment. Confirm the installed tool version and expected output before relying on either exercise in a real case.

Accessing Persistence Sniper in SUSA

PersistenceSniper is a Powershell module that can be used by Blue Teams, Incident Responders and System Administrators to hunt persistences implanted in Windows machines.

Download PersistenceSniper.

Open a command prompt and navigate to C:\Tools. Clone the GitHub repository by running:

git clone https://github.com/last-byte/PersistenceSniper.git

Navigate to C:\Tools\PersistenceSniper\PersistenceSniper. Move PersistenceSniper.psd1 and PersistenceSniper.psm1 to C:\Tools\PersistenceSniper and delete everything else in the folder.

Testing Persistence Sniper

Open an administrator PowerShell prompt and navigate to C:\Tools\PersistenceSniper. Bypass PowerShell execution policy, import the Persistence Sniper module then hunt for persistence:

powershell -ep bypass
Import-Module .\PersistenceSniper.psd1
Find-AllPersistence