Detection rules › Sigma
Removal Of Index Value to Hide Schedule Task - Registry
Detects when the "index" value of a scheduled task is removed or deleted from the registry. Which effectively hides it from any tooling such as "schtasks /query"
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Defense Evasion | T1562 Impair Defenses |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 14 | RegistryEvent (Key and Value Rename) |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
TargetObject|contains: Index
TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
TargetObject | match |
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