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MITRE ATT&CK T1053.005 Windows Creation Of Scheduled Task
Creation of scheduled task using command line
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | T1053.005 Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1 | Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688 | A new process has been created. |
Rule body yaral
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rule mitre_attack_T1053_005_windows_creation_of_scheduled_task {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Creation of scheduled task using command line"
rule_id = "mr_14beda0b-8ef1-4805-a227-df9d8bbc6804"
rule_name = "MITRE ATT&CK T1053.005 Windows Creation Of Scheduled Task"
tactic = "TA0002"
technique = "T1053.005"
type = "alert"
platform = "Windows"
data_source = "sentinelone"
severity = "Info"
priority = "Info"
events:
$process.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_LAUNCH"
$process.principal.hostname = $hostname
re.regex($process.principal.process.command_line, `schtasks.*/create`) nocase
match:
$hostname over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = 15
$event_count = count_distinct($process.metadata.id)
// added to populate alert graph with additional context
// Commented out principal.hostname because it is already represented in graph as match variable. If match changes, can uncomment to add to results
$principal_hostname = array_distinct($process.principal.hostname)
$principal_process_pid = array_distinct($process.principal.process.pid)
$principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.principal.process.command_line)
$principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.sha256)
$principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.full_path)
$principal_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
$target_process_pid = array_distinct($process.target.process.pid)
$target_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line)
$target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256)
$target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path)
$target_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($process.principal.user.userid)
condition:
$process
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $process event in the 5m window.
Events
$process
principal.process.command_line matches "schtasks.*/create"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 15 |
event_count | count_distinct($process.metadata.id) |
principal_hostname | array_distinct($process.principal.hostname) |
principal_process_pid | array_distinct($process.principal.process.pid) |
principal_process_command_line | array_distinct($process.principal.process.command_line) |
principal_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.sha256) |
principal_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.full_path) |
principal_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id) |
target_process_pid | array_distinct($process.target.process.pid) |
target_process_command_line | array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line) |
target_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256) |
target_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path) |
target_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($process.principal.user.userid) |