Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts
Technique · ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
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{
"id": "ATTACK:enterprise:T1037",
"title": "Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts",
"type": "Technique",
"source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1037",
"snapshot": "enterprise-attack-20.0.json",
"status": "active",
"rights": "Source metadata only; source notices retained; no operational prose or payloads",
"review_status": "machine-extracted; source-specific checks passed, editorial review pending",
"stix_id": "attack-pattern--03259939-0b57-482f-8eb5-87c0e0d54334",
"external_id": "T1037",
"domain": "enterprise",
"created": "2017-05-31T21:30:38.910Z",
"modified": "2026-05-12T15:12:00.619Z",
"version": "2.4",
"aliases": [
],
"tactics": [
"persistence",
"privilege-escalation"
],
"source_references": [
{
"source_name": "Anomali Rocke March 2019",
"url": "https://www.anomali.com/blog/rocke-evolves-its-arsenal-with-a-new-malware-family-written-in-golang"
},
{
"source_name": "Mandiant APT29 Eye Spy Email Nov 22",
"url": "https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/unc3524-eye-spy-email"
}
]
}Explicit source assertions (15)
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ATTACK:enterprise:C0046 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--0185512a-1f5a-4a8b-a616-ecbdf7b24fab
Cisco ArcaneDoor 2024ATTACK:enterprise:T1037.004 → subtechnique-of → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--14a0804b-1b76-43e1-8fe5-96962b1da942
ATTACK:enterprise:T1037.001 → subtechnique-of → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--27fcfb28-a452-42fe-b33e-0bb76550e883
ATTACK:enterprise:S9024 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--337c9a57-3dbb-4ffd-9393-ade1b8ff89a6
CISA SPAWNCHIMERA RESURGE February 2026ATTACK:enterprise:G0096 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3e516dd1-f5d6-4aa2-a20a-69959564457d
apt41_mandiantATTACK:enterprise:G0016 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--555ccfc5-909a-455d-a39a-446020b22f88
Mandiant APT29 Eye Spy Email Nov 22ATTACK:enterprise:S1078 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--6a1d81fb-2a8e-44d4-a827-9b0c5e41d078
RotaJakiro 2021 netlab360 analysisATTACK:enterprise:G0106 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--6b1cc49f-8d94-4f59-a723-2a70c3edf760
Anomali Rocke March 2019ATTACK:enterprise:T1037.003 → subtechnique-of → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--73cdbba5-d2f0-49a4-84fb-b031fda36655
ATTACK:enterprise:T1037.005 → subtechnique-of → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--89423e8b-a8bb-4658-88f7-70cd6912f61f
ATTACK:enterprise:S1217 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--9a078e18-ef67-4017-9415-8b8cf1bac3b1
Google Cloud Threat Intelligence ESXi VIBs 2022ATTACK:enterprise:M1024 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--9e755287-a238-485c-83c3-7afeac5a9243
ATTACK:enterprise:G1048 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--ae7cff1e-cb46-45f5-8d96-e2448f64cfe2
Mandiant Fortinet Zero DayATTACK:enterprise:T1037.002 → subtechnique-of → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--ba3d8bc0-a418-456c-9b4f-61a040208cf6
ATTACK:enterprise:M1022 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1037
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--d32467b1-8d30-4134-ac6d-541cb623f8c2