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[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/11/29"
integration = ["endpoint", "windows"]
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
updated_date = "2024/03/08"
[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.*", "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*", "endgame-*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Scheduled Task Created by a Windows Script"
note = """## Triage and analysis
Decode the base64 encoded Tasks Actions registry value to investigate the task's configured action."""
risk_score = 47
rule_id = "689b9d57-e4d5-4357-ad17-9c334609d79a"
severity = "medium"
tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Windows", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Persistence", "Tactic: Execution", "Data Source: Elastic Endgame", "Data Source: Elastic Defend", "Data Source: Sysmon"]
type = "eql"
query = '''
sequence by host.id with maxspan = 30s
[any where host.os.type == "windows" and
(event.category : ("library", "driver") or (event.category == "process" and event.action : "Image loaded*")) and
(?dll.name : "taskschd.dll" or file.name : "taskschd.dll") and
process.name : ("cscript.exe", "wscript.exe", "powershell.exe", "pwsh.exe", "powershell_ise.exe")]
[registry where host.os.type == "windows" and registry.path : (
"HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Schedule\\TaskCache\\Tasks\\*\\Actions",
"\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\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.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1053.005"
name = "Scheduled Task"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1053/005/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0003"
name = "Persistence"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1059"
name = "Command and Scripting Interpreter"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1059.001"
name = "PowerShell"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1059.005"
name = "Visual Basic"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/005/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0002"
name = "Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"