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Scheduled Task Created - FileCreation

Detects the creation of a scheduled task via file creation.

MITRE ATT&CK

executionpersistenceprivilege-escalation

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetFilename|contains:
    - :\Windows\System32\Tasks\
    - :\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\
    - :\Windows\Tasks\
condition: selection

Author

Center for Threat Informed Defense (CTID) Summiting the Pyramid Team

Created

2023-09-27

Data Sources

windowsFile Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.executionattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1053.005attack.s0111car.2013-08-001detection.threat-hunting

Raw Content

title: Scheduled Task Created - FileCreation
id: a762e74f-4dce-477c-b023-4ed81df600f9
status: test
description: Detects the creation of a scheduled task via file creation.
references:
    - https://center-for-threat-informed-defense.github.io/summiting-the-pyramid/analytics/task_scheduling/
    - https://posts.specterops.io/abstracting-scheduled-tasks-3b6451f6a1c5
author: Center for Threat Informed Defense (CTID) Summiting the Pyramid Team
date: 2023-09-27
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1053.005
    - attack.s0111
    - car.2013-08-001
    - detection.threat-hunting
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: file_event
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|contains:
            - ':\Windows\System32\Tasks\'
            - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\'
            - ':\Windows\Tasks\'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Normal behaviour on Windows
level: low