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HighSigmaHQFlorian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Suspicious Command Patterns In Scheduled Task Creation

Detects scheduled task creation using "schtasks" that contain potentially suspicious or uncommon commands

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

  • Software installers that run from temporary folders and also install scheduled tasks are expected to generate some false positives

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