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    Remote Scheduled Task Runs a Staged Batch as SYSTEM

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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/)
    Daniel Jeremiah@daniyyell
    •updated Jun 20, 2026•0•0•3

    Detects schtasks creating a one-time task on another host using supplied credentials and a batch file under Windows Temp, executed as SYSTEM. This behavior is indicative of an adversary establishing persistence or lateral movement by scheduling malicious code to run with high privileges on a remote system.

    Cortex XDR

    Tags

    T1053 - Scheduled Task/JobT1053.005 - Scheduled TaskT1021 - Remote ServicesS0111 - schtasksTA0002 - ExecutionTA0003 - PersistenceTA0004 - Privilege EscalationTA0008 - Lateral MovementProcess CreationScheduled Task CreatedCommand ExecutionWindowsWindows Eventlog Task Scheduler

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    • UAT-8302 Targeting Government Entities with Custom MalwareLast updated May 5, 2026

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