Scheduled Task Executing Payload from Registry
Detects the creation of a schtasks that potentially executes a payload stored in the Windows Registry using PowerShell.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
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 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 86588b36-c6d3-465f-9cee-8f9093e07798
- 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