Rules Contributing to Persistence and Execution at Scale via GPO Scheduled Task Alert

The following rules detect suspicious SMB traffic related to GPO scheduled task creation/access. Any one or more of these will trigger the Persistence and Execution at Scale via GPO Scheduled Task Alert. Details for each rule can be viewed by clicking the More Details link in the description.

Title

Description

Persistence and Execution at Scale via GPO Scheduled Task

Detect lateral movement using GPO scheduled task, usually used to deploy ransomware at scale

Rule ID

network_security_9

Query

{'selection': {'appid_name': 'smb', 'metadata|contains|all': ['SYSVOL', 'ScheduledTasks.xml']}, 'condition': 'selection'}

Log Source

Stellar Cyber Network Events configured for:

  • Requirements: Network/Security/Modular sensor must be able to capture network traffic

Rule Source

Developed internally by Stellar Cyber

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

TA0003, T1053.005

References

Severity

75

Suppression Logic Based On

  • appid_name
  • srcip
  • dstip
  • stellar.rule_id

Additional Information

Maturity Creation Date Risk Level False Positives
test 2024/07/05 high

  • Unknown