Scheduled TaskCache Change by Uncommon Program
Monitor the creation of a new key under 'TaskCache' when a new scheduled task is registered by a process that is not svchost.exe, which is suspicious
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- registry_set
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 |
|---|---|
| labs.f-secure.com/blog/scheduled-task-tampering/ | Only this detection cites it |
| thedfirreport.com/2021/03/29/sodinokibi-aka-revil-ransomware/ | 10from 2 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 4720b7df-40c3-48fd-bbdf-fd4b3c464f0d
- 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