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A scheduled task was created
editA scheduled task was created
editIndicates the creation of a scheduled task using Windows event logs. Adversaries can use these to establish persistence, move laterally, and/or escalate privileges.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-system.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Persistence
- Data Source: System
Version: 109
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editiam where event.action == "scheduled-task-created" and
/* excluding tasks created by the computer account */
not user.name : "*$" and
/* TaskContent is not parsed, exclude by full taskname noisy ones */
not winlog.event_data.TaskName : (
"\\CreateExplorerShellUnelevatedTask",
"\\Hewlett-Packard\\HPDeviceCheck",
"\\Hewlett-Packard\\HP Support Assistant\\WarrantyChecker",
"\\Hewlett-Packard\\HP Support Assistant\\WarrantyChecker_backup",
"\\Hewlett-Packard\\HP Web Products Detection",
"\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\Updates\\BackgroundDownload",
"\\OneDrive Standalone Update Task-S-1-5-21*",
"\\OneDrive Standalone Update Task-S-1-12-1-*"
)
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: Scheduled Task/Job
- ID: T1053
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1053/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Scheduled Task
- ID: T1053.005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1053/005/