Emerging Threatmediumtest
Defrag Deactivation
Detects the deactivation and disabling of the Scheduled defragmentation task as seen by Slingshot APT group
Convert In Phoenix Studio
Open this Sigma rule in the converter with the YAML preloaded and ready for backend selection.
Launch
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Bartlomiej CzyzCreated Mon Mar 04Updated Sun Oct 09958d81aa-8566-4cea-a565-59ccd4df27b02018
Emerging Threat
Active Threat
Developed to detect an active or emerging threat. Prioritize investigation of any alerts and correlate with threat intelligence.
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 Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '\schtasks.exe'
CommandLine|contains:
- '/delete'
- '/change'
CommandLine|contains|all:
- '/TN'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unknown
False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Sub-techniques
Software
Other
detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
958d81aa-8566-4cea-a565-59ccd4df27b0
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Mon Mar 04
Modified
Sun Oct 09
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2018/TA/Slingshot/proc_creation_win_apt_slingshot.yml
Raw Tags
attack.privilege-escalationattack.executionattack.persistenceattack.t1053.005attack.s0111detection.emerging-threats