Emerging Threathightest
Scheduled Tasks Names Used By SVR For GraphicalProton Backdoor - Task Scheduler
Hunts for known SVR-specific scheduled task names
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Launch
Emerging Threat
Active Threat
Developed to detect an active or emerging threat. Prioritize investigation of any alerts and correlate with threat intelligence.
Log Source
Windowstaskscheduler
ProductWindows← raw: windows
Servicetaskscheduler← raw: taskscheduler
Definition
Requirements: The "Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational" is disabled by default and needs to be enabled in order for this detection to trigger
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
EventID:
- 129 # Task Created
- 140 # Task Updated
- 141 # Task Deleted
TaskName:
- '\defender'
- '\Microsoft\DefenderService'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\StartupAppTaskCheck'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\StartupAppTaskCkeck'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\ATPUpd'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\Data Integrity Scan\Data Integrity Update'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\DefenderUPDService'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\IISUpdateService'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\Speech\SpeechModelInstallTask'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\WiMSDFS'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Defender Update Service'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Service Update'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\CheckReporting'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\SubmitReporting'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Filtering Platform\BfeOnServiceStart'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsDefenderService'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsDefenderService2'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled AutoCheck'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Check'
- '\WindowUpdate'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unknown
False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Tactics
Other
detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
2bfc1373-0220-4fbd-8b10-33ddafd2a142
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Mon Dec 18
Author
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2023/TA/Cozy-Bear/win_taskscheduler_apt_cozy_bear_graphical_proton_task_names.yml
Raw Tags
attack.persistencedetection.emerging-threats