Detectionhightest

Suspicious Scheduled Task Write to System32 Tasks

Detects the creation of tasks from processes executed from suspicious locations

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Tue Nov 16Updated Wed Jan 1280e1f67a-4596-4351-98f5-a9c3efabac95windows
Log Source
WindowsFile Event
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryFile Event← raw: file_event

Events for file system activity including creation, modification, and deletion.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|contains: '\Windows\System32\Tasks'
        Image|contains:
            - '\AppData\'
            - 'C:\PerfLogs'
            - '\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile'
    condition: selection
False Positives
Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

References
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Internal Research
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
80e1f67a-4596-4351-98f5-a9c3efabac95
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Tue Nov 16
Modified
Wed Jan 12
Path
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_task_write.yml
Raw Tags
attack.privilege-escalationattack.persistenceattack.executionattack.t1053
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