SELFDESTRUCT
The SELFDESTRUCT command acts as a panic button to fully reset a Packet Squirrel and place it into NETMODE TRANSPARENT.
Calling SELFDESTRUCT will erase the contents of the USB drive, perform a factory reset, set a flag in the Packet Squirrel parameters to enter transparent networking mode only, and reboot.
THE SELFDESTRUCT COMMAND WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DEVICE
SELFDESTRUCT is meant as a panic-button during a red team exercise to wipe the contents of a Packet Squirrel and render the device invisible on the network.
To recover a Packet Squirrel which has been reset via SELFDESTRUCT you must then perform an additional Factory Reset process.
Options
The SELFDESTRUCT command requires an additional argument to trigger, due to the destructive nature of the command:
Recovering
The SELFDESTRUCT command will set a flag on the Packet Squirrel which places it in transparent networking mode and prevents the setup process from running.
To recover a device which has been reset via SELFDESTRUCT, you must perform an additional Factory Reset process, however the device will not indicate it has finished booting and will not light the LED.
Set the device to Arming Mode, plug in the power to the USB-C port, and wait approximately 5 minutes, then press and hold the push button for 20 seconds. The LED will blink red and the device will reboot into the normal setup process.
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