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Schtasks From Suspicious Folders

Detects scheduled task creations that have suspicious action command and folder combinations

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Fri Apr 15Updated Fri Nov 188a8379b8-780b-4dbf-b1e9-31c8d112fefbwindows

Log Source

WindowsProcess Creation

ProductWindows← raw: windows

CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\schtasks.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'schtasks.exe'
    selection_create:
        CommandLine|contains: ' /create '
    selection_command:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'powershell'
            - 'pwsh'
            - 'cmd /c '
            - 'cmd /k '
            - 'cmd /r '
            - 'cmd.exe /c '
            - 'cmd.exe /k '
            - 'cmd.exe /r '
    selection_all_folders:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'C:\ProgramData\'
            - '%ProgramData%'
    condition: all of selection_*