Suspicious Scheduled Task Name As GUID
Detects creation of a scheduled task with a GUID like name
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate software naming their tasks as GUIDs
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 |
|---|---|
| thedfirreport.com/2022/02/21/qbot-and-zerologon-lead-to-full-domain-compromise/ | 8from 2 sources |
| thedfirreport.com/2022/10/31/follina-exploit-leads-to-domain-compromise/ | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- ff2fff64-4cd6-4a2b-ba7d-e28a30bbe66b
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalation
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1