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    Malicious GPO Scheduled Task Creation/Modification

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Elgonad .@elgonad
    •updated Apr 27, 2026•6•0•157

    Detects the creation or modification of a ScheduledTasks.xml file within the SYSVOL directory, indicative of automated task deployment via Group Policy Preferences (GPP) commonly abused by adversaries. This activity can be used for persistence, privilege escalation, or lateral movement.

    CQL

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    TA0008 - Lateral MovementT1484.001 - Group Policy ModificationT1053.005 - Scheduled TaskTA0005 - Defense EvasionTA0004 - Privilege EscalationTA0002 - ExecutionTA0003 - PersistenceFile ModificationFile CreationScheduled Task CreatedScheduled Task UpdatedWindowsActive Directory Domain Services

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    • The Gentlemen Ransomware-as-a-Service and SystemBC OperationsLast updated Apr 20, 2026

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