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ATT&CK technique

T1053

Scheduled Task/Job

ExecutionPersistencePrivilege Escalation 57 detections found
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Detection rules

Source Rule Status Updated
elastic OpenAI ChatGPT Enterprise Custom Agent Trigger Changed production 2026-10-06
elastic Scheduled Task Execution at Scale via GPO production 2026-10-06
elastic Unusual Scheduled Task Update production 2026-10-06
elastic Persistence via a Windows Installer production 2026-10-05
elastic Temporarily Scheduled Task Creation production 2026-09-21
elastic Persistence via TelemetryController Scheduled Task Hijack production 2026-09-18
elastic Kubernetes Sensitive Configuration File Activity production 2026-09-18
elastic Kubernetes Static Pod Manifest File Access production 2026-09-18
elastic Executable Bit Set for Potential Persistence Script production 2026-09-18
elastic Systemd Timer Created production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious CronTab Creation or Modification production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Persistence via Periodic Tasks production 2026-09-18
elastic Privilege Escalation via Root Crontab File Modification production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Redis CONFIG SET Cron Directory Persistence (RedisRaider) production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious ScreenConnect Client Child Process production 2026-09-18
elastic Scheduled Tasks AT Command Enabled production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential PowerShell HackTool Script by Function Names production 2026-09-18
elastic Outbound Scheduled Task Activity via PowerShell production 2026-09-18
elastic Remote Scheduled Task Creation via RPC production 2026-09-18
elastic Remote Scheduled Task Creation production 2026-09-18
elastic Persistence via Scheduled Job Creation production 2026-09-18
elastic Local Scheduled Task Creation production 2026-09-18
elastic Scheduled Task Created by a Windows Script production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious Image Load (taskschd.dll) from MS Office production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious Execution via Scheduled Task production 2026-09-18
elastic Creation or Modification of a new GPO Scheduled Task or Service production 2026-09-18
elastic UAC Bypass via DiskCleanup Scheduled Task Hijack production 2026-09-18
elastic Azure Automation Runbook Created or Modified production 2026-09-18
elastic Modification of Persistence Relevant Files Detected via Defend for Containers production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious Echo or Printf Execution Detected via Defend for Containers production 2026-09-18
elastic Potential Persistence via File Modification production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious Network Activity to the Internet by Previously Unknown Executable production 2026-09-18
elastic Suspicious Execution from Foomatic-rip or Cupsd Parent production 2026-09-18
elastic Pod or Container Creation with Suspicious Command-Line production 2026-09-18
elastic At Job Created or Modified production 2026-09-18
elastic Cron Job Created or Modified production 2026-09-18
splunk Schedule Task with Rundll32 Command Trigger production 2026-05-13
splunk Windows Hidden Schedule Task Settings production 2026-05-13
splunk Schedule Task with HTTP Command Arguments production 2026-05-13
splunk Schtasks Run Task On Demand production 2026-05-13
splunk Windows Scheduled Tasks for CompMgmtLauncher or Eventvwr production 2026-05-13
splunk Windows Scheduled Task DLL Module Loaded production 2026-05-13
splunk Windows Level RMM Watchdog Task Created production 2026-05-13
sigma Scheduled TaskCache Change by Uncommon Program test 2025-10-22
elastic Deprecated - Suspicious File Creation in /etc for Persistence deprecated 2025-06-26
sigma Cisco Modify Configuration test 2025-04-28
sigma HackTool - CrackMapExec Execution Patterns stable 2023-11-06
sigma Potential ACTINIUM Persistence Activity test 2023-03-18
sigma HAFNIUM Exchange Exploitation Activity test 2023-03-09
sigma HackTool - CrackMapExec Execution test 2023-03-08
sigma HackTool - SharPersist Execution test 2023-02-04
sigma Defrag Deactivation - Security test 2022-11-27
sigma Suspicious Scheduled Task Write to System32 Tasks test 2022-01-12
sigma Remote Schedule Task Lateral Movement via SASec test 2022-01-01
sigma Remote Schedule Task Lateral Movement via ITaskSchedulerService test 2022-01-01
sigma Remote Schedule Task Lateral Movement via ATSvc test 2022-01-01
elastic Potential Persistence via Cron Job deprecated 2021-04-15