Scheduled Task Created - Registry

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects the creation of a scheduled task via Registry keys.

Severity

Attention

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Registry Event" AND OBJECTNAME contains "\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tasks\,\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree" OR ((OBJECTNAME endswith "\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tasks" AND isExist(OBJECTVALUENAME)) OR (OBJECTNAME endswith "\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree" AND isExist(OBJECTVALUENAME))) select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.OBJECTVALUENAME,Action1.ACCESSES,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.PREVVAL,Action1.CHANGES,Action1.INFORMATION

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Center for Threat Informed Defense (CTID) Summiting the Pyramid Team