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Uncommon One Time Only Scheduled Task At 00:00

Detects scheduled task creation events that include suspicious actions, and is run once at 00:00

MITRE ATT&CK

T1053.005
executionpersistenceprivilege-escalation

Detection Query

selection_img:
  - Image|contains: \schtasks.exe
  - OriginalFileName: schtasks.exe
selection_cli:
  CommandLine|contains:
    - wscript
    - vbscript
    - cscript
    - "wmic "
    - wmic.exe
    - regsvr32.exe
    - powershell
    - \AppData\
selection_time:
  CommandLine|contains|all:
    - once
    - 00:00
condition: all of selection_*

Author

pH-T (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-07-15

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.executionattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1053.005
Raw Content
title: Uncommon One Time Only Scheduled Task At 00:00
id: 970823b7-273b-460a-8afc-3a6811998529
status: test
description: Detects scheduled task creation events that include suspicious actions, and is run once at 00:00
references:
    - https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/ransomware-spotlight/ransomware-spotlight-blackbyte
author: pH-T (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-07-15
modified: 2023-02-03
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1053.005
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|contains: '\schtasks.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'schtasks.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'wscript'
            - 'vbscript'
            - 'cscript'
            - 'wmic '
            - 'wmic.exe'
            - 'regsvr32.exe'
            - 'powershell'
            - '\AppData\'
    selection_time:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'once'
            - '00:00'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Software installation
level: high