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Detects the use of at/atd which are utilities that are used to schedule tasks. They are often abused by adversaries to maintain persistence or to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of…
Description
Detects the use of at/atd which are utilities that are used to schedule tasks. They are often abused by adversaries to maintain persistence or to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- linux
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate administration activities
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1053.002/T1053.002.md | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- d2d642d7-b393-43fe-bae4-e81ed5915c4b
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalation
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1