Remote Task Creation/Update using Schtasks Process

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The query detects a scheduled task, created/updated remotely, using the Schtasks process. Threat actors are using scheduled tasks for establishing persistence and moving laterally through the network.

Attribute Value
Type Hunting Query
Solution GitHub Only
ID 9a5f5afa-8d85-11ec-b909-0242ac120002
Severity Low
Tactics Persistence
Techniques T1053
Required Connectors SecurityEvents
Source View on GitHub

Tables Used

This content item queries data from the following tables:

Table Selection Criteria Transformations Ingestion API Lake-Only
SecurityEvent EventID == "4688" ?

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