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Samirbous 0eacf484a0 [New Rule] Scheduled Task Created by a Windows Script (#649)
* [New Rule] Scheduled Task Created via Windows Scripts

* added powershell

* Update persistence_local_scheduled_task_scripting.toml

* Update rules/windows/persistence_local_scheduled_task_scripting.toml

Co-authored-by: dstepanic17 <57736958+dstepanic17@users.noreply.github.com>

* increased maxspan as per Dan sugg

* eql syntax

* eql syntax

* ecs_version

* Update rules/windows/persistence_local_scheduled_task_scripting.toml

Co-authored-by: Brent Murphy <56412096+bm11100@users.noreply.github.com>

Co-authored-by: dstepanic17 <57736958+dstepanic17@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Brent Murphy <56412096+bm11100@users.noreply.github.com>
2020-12-03 23:10:51 +01:00

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[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/11/29"
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2020/11/29"
[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = "A scheduled task was created by a Windows script via cscript.exe, wscript.exe or powershell.exe. This can be abused by an adversary to establish persistence."
false_positives = ["Legitimate scheduled tasks may be created during installation of new software."]
from = "now-9m"
index = ["winlogbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License"
name = "Scheduled Task Created by a Windows Script"
note = "Decode the base64 encoded Tasks Actions registry value to investigate the task's configured action."
risk_score = 43
rule_id = "689b9d57-e4d5-4357-ad17-9c334609d79a"
severity = "medium"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Windows", "Threat Detection", "Persistence"]
type = "eql"
query = '''
sequence by host.id with maxspan = 30s
[library where file.name : "taskschd.dll" and process.name : ("cscript.exe", "wscript.exe", "powershell.exe")]
[registry where registry.path : "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Schedule\\TaskCache\\Tasks\\*\\Actions"]
'''
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1053"
name = "Scheduled Task/Job"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1053/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0003"
name = "Persistence"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"