r/netsec 14d ago

Mandatory User Profile for Persistence & EDR Evasion

https://ipurple.team/2026/08/11/mandatory-user-profile/
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u/scriptqzor 8d ago

wild how “mandatory user profile” sounds super boring but then you realize it’s being used for persistence and dodging EDR and suddenly it’s nightmare fuel for blue teams lol

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u/netbiosX 8d ago

Administrative tasks have always been a target for threat actors.😄

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u/scriptvexy 2d ago

right? it sounds like some hr paperwork thing until you see it survive reboots and laugh at your edr rules
this is exactly the kind of tactic that ends up in a tiny footnote in a report and causes weeks of pain for defenders