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Unusual Scheduled Task Update
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Unusual Scheduled Task Update
editIdentifies first-time modifications to scheduled tasks by user accounts, excluding system activity and machine accounts.
Rule type: new_terms
Rule indices:
- logs-system.security*
- logs-windows.forwarded*
- winlogbeat-*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Persistence
- Data Source: Windows Security Event Logs
Version: 114
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editevent.category: "iam" and event.code: "4702" and
not winlog.event_data.SubjectUserSid: ("S-1-5-18" or "S-1-5-19" or "S-1-5-20") and
not user.name : *$
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: Scheduled Task/Job
- ID: T1053
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1053/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Scheduled Task
- ID: T1053.005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1053/005/