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module

at(1) Persistence

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Disclosed
Jan 1, 1997
Created
Sep 12, 2025

Description

This module executes a metasploit payload utilizing at(1) to execute jobs at a specific time. It should work out of the box
with any UNIX-like operating system with atd running.
Verified on Kali linux and OSX 13.7.4

Author

Jon Hart [email protected]

Platform

Linux,OSX,Unix

Architectures

cmd, x86, x64, armle, aarch64, ppc, mipsle, mipsbe

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use exploit/multi/persistence/at
    msf exploit(at) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(at) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(at) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(at) > exploit
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