Sigma rule: Scheduled Task Created - FileCreation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-4082826b5717, updated 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Scheduled Task Created - FileCreation
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Center for Threat Informed Defense (CTID) Summiting the Pyramid Team
Date
2023-09-27
File
rules-threat-hunting/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_scheduled_task_creation.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the creation of a scheduled task via file creation.

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetFilename|contains:
        - ':\Windows\System32\Tasks\'
        - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\'
        - ':\Windows\Tasks\'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Normal behaviour on Windows

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1053.005
  • attack.s0111
  • car.2013-08-001
  • detection.threat-hunting

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-threat-hunting/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_scheduled_task_creation.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Scheduled Task Created - FileCreation" by Center for Threat Informed Defense (CTID) Summiting the Pyramid Team (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-threat-hunting/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_scheduled_task_creation.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Scheduled Task Created - FileCreation",
entity page, dataset version ref-4082826b5717, updated 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a762e74f-4dce-477c-b023-4ed81df600f9 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a762e74f-4dce-477c-b023-4ed81df600f9, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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