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Removal Of SD Value to Hide Schedule Task - Registry

Remove SD (Security Descriptor) value in \Schedule\TaskCache\Tree registry hive to hide schedule task. This technique is used by Tarrask malware

MITRE ATT&CK

T1562

defense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetObject|contains|all:
    - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\
    - SD
condition: selection

Author

Sittikorn S

Created

2022-04-15

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Delete Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/04/12/tarrask-malware-uses-scheduled-tasks-for-defense-evasion/

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1562

Raw Content

title: Removal Of SD Value to Hide Schedule Task - Registry
id: acd74772-5f88-45c7-956b-6a7b36c294d2
related:
    - id: 526cc8bc-1cdc-48ad-8b26-f19bff969cec
      type: similar
status: test
description: Remove SD (Security Descriptor) value in \Schedule\TaskCache\Tree registry hive to hide schedule task. This technique is used by Tarrask malware
references:
    - https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/04/12/tarrask-malware-uses-scheduled-tasks-for-defense-evasion/
author: Sittikorn S
date: 2022-04-15
modified: 2025-10-25
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1562
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: registry_delete
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains|all:
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\'
            - 'SD'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_delete/registry_delete_schtasks_hide_task_via_sd_value_removal/info.yml