Detection rules › Sigma
Suspicious Scheduled Task Write to System32 Tasks
Detects the creation of tasks from processes executed from suspicious locations
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | |
| Persistence | |
| Privilege Escalation |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 11: FileCreate |
Rule body
title: Suspicious Scheduled Task Write to System32 Tasks
id: 80e1f67a-4596-4351-98f5-a9c3efabac95
status: test
description: Detects the creation of tasks from processes executed from suspicious locations
references:
- Internal Research
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-11-16
modified: 2022-01-12
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.execution
- attack.t1053
logsource:
product: windows
category: file_event
detection:
selection:
TargetFilename|contains: '\Windows\System32\Tasks'
Image|contains:
- '\AppData\'
- 'C:\PerfLogs'
- '\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
TargetFilename|contains: '\Windows\System32\Tasks'
Image|contains:
- '\AppData\'
- 'C:\PerfLogs'
- '\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
Image | match |
| field:"Image" kind:match |
TargetFilename | match |
| field:"TargetFilename" kind:match value:"\Windows\System32\Tasks" |