Scheduled Task Creation via schtasks
mediumWindowsSingle eventexperimentalsigma.scheduled_task_creation_via_schtasks · v1.0.0
What it detects
Flags activity matching the SigmaHQ rule “Scheduled Task Creation via schtasks” — MITRE ATT&CK T1053.005, Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task.
MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- T1053.005Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task· Execution
False positives and triage
Converted from Sigma; review before enabling.
The rule
Declarative YAML read by the detection engine — data, never executed. Confidence 60%. Source: rules/sigma/sigma.scheduled_task_creation_via_schtasks.yaml, licensed under the Detection Rule License 1.1.
id: sigma.scheduled_task_creation_via_schtasks
version: 1.0.0
status: experimental
severity: medium
confidence: 0.6
platforms:
- windows
mitre_techniques:
- T1053.005
description: Scheduled Task Creation via schtasks (Sigma sample)
match:
event_category: process
process_path_contains_any:
- \schtasks.exe
command_line_contains_any:
- /create
false_positive_guidance: Converted from Sigma; review before enabling.
Adapted from the SigmaHQ rule “Scheduled Task Creation via schtasks”, distributed under the Detection Rule License 1.1. SigmaHQ.
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