Detection rules › Sigma
Scheduled Task Executed From A Suspicious Location
Detects the execution of Scheduled Tasks where the Program being run is located in a suspicious location or it's an unusale program to be run from a Scheduled Task
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | T1053.005 Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task |
| Persistence | T1053.005 Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task |
| Privilege Escalation | T1053.005 Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| TaskScheduler | 129 | Task Scheduler launch task "Name" , instance "TaskName" with process ID Path. |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
or:
Path|contains: 'C:\Temp\'
Path|contains: 'C:\Windows\Temp\'
Path|contains: '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
Path|contains: '\Desktop\'
Path|contains: '\Downloads\'
Path|contains: '\Users\Public\'
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 |
|---|---|---|
Path | match |
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