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Important Scheduled Task Deleted

Detects when adversaries try to stop system services or processes by deleting their respective scheduled tasks in order to conduct data destructive activities

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François HubautCreated Fri Jan 13Updated Tue Feb 079e3cb244-bdb8-4632-8c90-6079c8f4f16dwindows
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 Logic2 selectors
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 141
        TaskName|contains:
            - '\Windows\SystemRestore\SR'
            - '\Windows\Windows Defender\'
            - '\Windows\BitLocker'
            - '\Windows\WindowsBackup\'
            - '\Windows\WindowsUpdate\'
            - '\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\'
            - '\Windows\ExploitGuard'
    filter:
        UserName|contains:
            - 'AUTHORI'
            - 'AUTORI'
    condition: selection and not filter
False Positives
Unknown

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