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Scheduled Task Creation Via Schtasks.EXE
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
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Scheduled Task Creation Via Schtasks.EXE
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Scheduled Task Creation Via Schtasks.EXE
id: 92626ddd-662c-49e3-ac59-f6535f12d189
status: test
description: Detects the creation of scheduled tasks by user accounts via the "schtasks" utility.
references:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/schtasks-create
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2019-01-16
modified: 2025-10-22
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.persistence
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.t1053.005
- attack.s0111
- car.2013-08-001
- stp.1u
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '\schtasks.exe'
CommandLine|contains: ' /create '
filter_main_system_user:
User|contains: # covers many language settings
- 'AUTHORI'
- 'AUTORI'
filter_optional_msoffice:
# schtasks.exe /Create /tn "Microsoft\Office\Office Performance Monitor" /XML "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ClickToRun\{9AC08E99-230B-47e8-9721-4577B7F124EA}\Microsoft_Office_Office Performance Monitor.xml"
ParentImage:
- 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\integration\integrator.exe'
- 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\integration\integrator.exe'
Image:
- 'C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe'
- 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe'
CommandLine|contains: 'Microsoft\Office\Office Performance Monitor'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_*
falsepositives:
- Administrative activity
- Software installation
level: low
CLI command
Copy the exact command to reproduce this translation locally.
sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_schtasks_creation.yml