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AN0258 Analytic 0258

Windows · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Detects creation or modification of scheduled tasks using schtasks.exe, at.exe, or COM objects followed by execution of outlier processes tied to the scheduled job.</p>
Detects
T1053 Scheduled Task/Job
Part of
DET0094 Cross-Platform Behavioral Detection of Scheduled Task/Job Abuse

Log sources and channels

Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.

Log sourceChannelData component
WinEventLog:SecurityEventCode=4698DC0001 Scheduled Job Creation
WinEventLog:SysmonEventCode=1DC0032 Process Creation
WinEventLog:SysmonEventCode=2DC0061 File Modification

Mutable elements

Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.

FieldDescription
TaskAuthorUnexpected user or account context initiating the task.
CommandLineRegexSuspicious binaries or script usage tied to scheduled tasks.
ExecutionWindowLookback window to correlate process execution after task registration.

KEV CVEs whose mapped technique this analytic detects

CVEVendor / productState
CVE-2023-38831RARLAB WinRARMapped
CVE-2024-4577PHP Group PHPMapped