Analytics BIOC
Low
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Interactive at.exe privilege escalation method
Detects an interactive AT scheduled task, which may be used as a form of privilege escalation.
- Module:
- Platform Analytics
- Data source:
- XDR Agent
ATT&CK tactics: Execution (TA0002) Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK techniques: Scheduled Task/Job (T1053) Scheduled Task/Job: At (T1053.002)
Detector tags: Scheduled tasks Analytics
Attacker's goals:
Attackers may attempt to use the command to gain persistence on the endpoint using recurring tasks.
Investigative actions:
Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
- Test period:
- N/A (single event)
- Deduplication:
- 1 Day