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T1053

Scheduled Task/Job

Adversaries may abuse task scheduling functionality to facilitate initial or recurring execution of malicious code. Utilities exist within all major operating systems to schedule programs or scripts to be executed at a specified date and time. A task can also be scheduled on a remote system, provided the proper authentication is met (ex: RPC and file and printer sharing in Windows environments). Scheduling a task on a remote system typically may require being a member of an admin or otherwise pr...

WindowsLinuxmacOSContainersESXi
49
Detections
3
Sources
0
Threat Actors

BY SOURCE

34elastic9sigma6splunk_escu

PROCEDURES (31)

Lateral4 detections

Auto-extracted: 4 detections for lateral

Persist4 detections

Auto-extracted: 4 detections for persist

Persist4 detections

Auto-extracted: 4 detections for persist

Scheduled Task3 detections

Auto-extracted: 3 detections for scheduled task

Process Creation Monitoring3 detections

Auto-extracted: 3 detections for process creation monitoring

Startup2 detections

Auto-extracted: 2 detections for startup

Remote2 detections

Auto-extracted: 2 detections for remote

Container2 detections

Auto-extracted: 2 detections for container

Suspicious2 detections

Auto-extracted: 2 detections for suspicious

Privilege2 detections

Auto-extracted: 2 detections for privilege

Lateral1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for lateral

Service1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for service

Inject1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for inject

Suspicious1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for suspicious

Suspicious1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for suspicious

Suspicious1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for suspicious

Remote1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for remote

Service1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for service

Download1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for download

Unusual1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for unusual

Lateral1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for lateral

Unusual1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for unusual

Persist1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for persist

Service1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for service

Powershell1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for powershell

Service1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for service

Inject1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for inject

Privilege1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for privilege

Remote1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for remote

Exfiltrat1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for exfiltrat

Powershell1 detections

Auto-extracted: 1 detections for powershell

DETECTIONS (49)

A scheduled task was created
elasticlow
At Job Created or Modified
elasticmedium
Azure Automation Runbook Created or Modified
elasticlow
Cisco Modify Configuration
sigmamedium
Creation or Modification of a new GPO Scheduled Task or Service
elasticlow
Cron Job Created or Modified
elasticmedium
Executable Bit Set for Potential Persistence Script
elasticmedium
HackTool - CrackMapExec Execution
sigmahigh
HackTool - CrackMapExec Execution Patterns
sigmahigh
HackTool - SharPersist Execution
sigmahigh
Kubernetes Sensitive Configuration File Activity
elasticmedium
Local Scheduled Task Creation
elasticlow
Modification of Persistence Relevant Files Detected via Defend for Containers
elasticlow
Outbound Scheduled Task Activity via PowerShell
elasticmedium
Persistence via a Windows Installer
elasticmedium
Persistence via Scheduled Job Creation
elasticmedium
Persistence via TelemetryController Scheduled Task Hijack
elastichigh
Pod or Container Creation with Suspicious Command-Line
elasticmedium
Potential Persistence via File Modification
elasticlow
Potential Persistence via Periodic Tasks
elasticlow
Potential PowerShell HackTool Script by Function Names
elasticmedium
Privilege Escalation via Root Crontab File Modification
elastichigh
Remote Schedule Task Lateral Movement via ATSvc
sigmahigh
Remote Schedule Task Lateral Movement via ITaskSchedulerService
sigmahigh
Remote Schedule Task Lateral Movement via SASec
sigmahigh
Remote Scheduled Task Creation
elasticmedium
Remote Scheduled Task Creation via RPC
elasticmedium
Schedule Task with HTTP Command Arguments
splunk_escu
Schedule Task with Rundll32 Command Trigger
splunk_escu
Scheduled Task Created by a Windows Script
elasticmedium
Scheduled Task Execution at Scale via GPO
elasticmedium
Scheduled TaskCache Change by Uncommon Program
sigmahigh
Scheduled Tasks AT Command Enabled
elasticmedium
Schtasks Run Task On Demand
splunk_escu
Suspicious CronTab Creation or Modification
elasticmedium
Suspicious Echo or Printf Execution Detected via Defend for Containers
elastichigh
Suspicious Execution from Foomatic-rip or Cupsd Parent
elastichigh
Suspicious Execution via Scheduled Task
elasticmedium
Suspicious Image Load (taskschd.dll) from MS Office
elasticlow
Suspicious Network Activity to the Internet by Previously Unknown Executable
elasticlow
Suspicious Scheduled Task Write to System32 Tasks
sigmahigh
Suspicious ScreenConnect Client Child Process
elasticmedium
Systemd Timer Created
elasticlow
Temporarily Scheduled Task Creation
elasticmedium
UAC Bypass via DiskCleanup Scheduled Task Hijack
elasticmedium
Unusual Scheduled Task Update
elasticlow
Windows Hidden Schedule Task Settings
splunk_escu
Windows Scheduled Task DLL Module Loaded
splunk_escu
Windows Scheduled Tasks for CompMgmtLauncher or Eventvwr
splunk_escu