---
id: 8194
title: "Maintaining Persistence via SQL Server – Part 1: Startup Stored Procedures"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/sql-server-persistence-part-1-startup-stored-procedures/"
published_at: "2016-03-07T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["red-team", "detection", "persistence", "sql-server", "stored-procedures", "powerupsql"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8194"
lang: en
---

# Maintaining Persistence via SQL Server – Part 1: Startup Stored Procedures

## Summary

Explains why SQL Server is an overlooked persistence layer, covering startup stored procedures that execute at service start, their detection, code review, removal, and PowerUpSQL automation.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2016-03-07T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/sql-server-persistence-part-1-startup-stored-procedures/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8194