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Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel 797bcaebfe Merge PR #5900 from @swachchhanda000 - Update Important scheduled task manipulation related rules
update: Important Scheduled Task Deleted or Disabled - Add EventID 142.
update: Disable Important Scheduled Task - Add OFN and remove unecessary string binding for increased coverage.
update: Delete Important Scheduled Task - Add OFN and remove unecessary string binding for increased coverage.
new: System Restore Registry Modification via CommandLine
chore: add regression tests for Important scheduled task manipulation rules

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Co-authored-by: Nasreddine Bencherchali <monsteroffire2@gmail.com>
2026-04-28 04:00:16 +02:00

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title: Delete Important Scheduled Task
id: dbc1f800-0fe0-4bc0-9c66-292c2abe3f78
related:
- id: 9e3cb244-bdb8-4632-8c90-6079c8f4f16d # TaskScheduler EventLog
type: similar
- id: 7595ba94-cf3b-4471-aa03-4f6baa9e5fad # Security-Audting Eventlog
type: similar
status: test
description: Detects when adversaries stop services or processes by deleting their respective scheduled tasks in order to conduct data destructive activities
references:
- Internal Research
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-09-09
modified: 2026-03-11
tags:
- attack.impact
- attack.t1489
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\schtasks.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'schtasks.exe'
selection_cli_delete:
CommandLine|contains|windash: '/delete'
selection_cli_task:
CommandLine|contains:
# Add more important tasks
- '\Windows\BitLocker'
- '\Windows\ExploitGuard'
- '\Windows\SystemRestore\SR'
- '\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\'
- '\Windows\Windows Defender\'
- '\Windows\WindowsBackup\'
- '\Windows\WindowsUpdate\'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unlikely
level: high
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_schtasks_delete/info.yml