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# Create a COM object for the Task Scheduler service
$service = New-Object -ComObject Schedule.Service

# Connect to the local Task Scheduler service
$service.Connect()

# Get the root task folder
$rootFolder = $service.GetFolder("\")

# Create a new task definition
$taskDefinition = $service.NewTask(0)

# Set task properties (e.g., compatibility with Task Scheduler 2.0, run with highest privileges)
$taskDefinition.RegistrationInfo.Description = "Simulated Persistence Task"
$taskDefinition.Settings.Compatibility = 3  # V2 compatibility
$taskDefinition.Principal.RunLevel = 1  # HighestAvailable

# Create a trigger (e.g., daily trigger for persistence simulation)
$trigger = $taskDefinition.Triggers.Create(2)  # 2 = Daily trigger
$trigger.StartBoundary = (Get-Date).ToString("yyyy-MM-ddT00:00:00")
$trigger.DaysInterval = 1

# Create an action (e.g., execute a command or script; replace with your payload simulation, like echoing to a file)
$action = $taskDefinition.Actions.Create(0)  # 0 = Exec action
$action.Path = "cmd.exe"
$action.Arguments = "/c echo 'Persistence simulated' >> C:\persistence_log.txt"

# Register the task in the root folder (name it something innocuous)
$rootFolder.RegisterTaskDefinition("PersistenceTask", $taskDefinition, 6, $null, $null, 3)  # 6 = CreateOrUpdate, 3 = LogonType InteractiveToken
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