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Scheduled Task/Job - T1053
(ATT&CK® Technique)
Definition
The sub-techniques of this are specific software implementations of scheduling capabilities
D3FEND Inferred Relationships
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graph LR; T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] --> |modifies| JobSchedule["Job Schedule"]; class T1053 OffensiveTechniqueNode; class JobSchedule ArtifactNode; click JobSchedule href "/dao/artifact/d3f:JobSchedule"; click T1053 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1053/"; click JobSchedule href "/dao/artifact/d3f:JobSchedule"; T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] --> |invokes| CreateProcess["Create Process"]; class T1053 OffensiveTechniqueNode; class CreateProcess ArtifactNode; click CreateProcess href "/dao/artifact/d3f:CreateProcess"; click T1053 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1053/"; click CreateProcess href "/dao/artifact/d3f:CreateProcess"; T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] --> |executes| ScheduledJob["Scheduled Job"]; class T1053 OffensiveTechniqueNode; class ScheduledJob ArtifactNode; click ScheduledJob href "/dao/artifact/d3f:ScheduledJob"; click T1053 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1053/"; click ScheduledJob href "/dao/artifact/d3f:ScheduledJob"; T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] --> |creates| PropertyListFile["Property List File"]; class T1053 OffensiveTechniqueNode; class PropertyListFile ArtifactNode; click PropertyListFile href "/dao/artifact/d3f:PropertyListFile"; click T1053 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1053/"; click PropertyListFile href "/dao/artifact/d3f:PropertyListFile"; DecoyFile["Decoy File"] --> | spoofs | PropertyListFile["Property List File"]; DecoyFile["Decoy File"] -.-> | may-deceive | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class DecoyFile DefensiveTechniqueNode; class PropertyListFile ArtifactNode; click DecoyFile href "/technique/d3f:DecoyFile"; SystemCallAnalysis["System Call Analysis"] --> | analyzes | CreateProcess["Create Process"]; SystemCallAnalysis["System Call Analysis"] -.-> | may-detect | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class SystemCallAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode; class CreateProcess ArtifactNode; click SystemCallAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:SystemCallAnalysis"; ProcessSpawnAnalysis["Process Spawn Analysis"] --> | analyzes | CreateProcess["Create Process"]; ProcessSpawnAnalysis["Process Spawn Analysis"] -.-> | may-detect | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class ProcessSpawnAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode; class CreateProcess ArtifactNode; click ProcessSpawnAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:ProcessSpawnAnalysis"; ProcessSpawnAnalysis["Process Spawn Analysis"] --> | analyzes | ScheduledJob["Scheduled Job"]; class ProcessSpawnAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode; class ScheduledJob ArtifactNode; click ProcessSpawnAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:ProcessSpawnAnalysis"; ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection["Process Self-Modification Detection"] --> | analyzes | ScheduledJob["Scheduled Job"]; ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection["Process Self-Modification Detection"] -.-> | may-detect | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection DefensiveTechniqueNode; class ScheduledJob ArtifactNode; click ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection href "/technique/d3f:ProcessSelf-ModificationDetection"; FileIntegrityMonitoring["File Integrity Monitoring"] --> | analyzes | PropertyListFile["Property List File"]; FileIntegrityMonitoring["File Integrity Monitoring"] -.-> | may-detect | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class FileIntegrityMonitoring DefensiveTechniqueNode; class PropertyListFile ArtifactNode; click FileIntegrityMonitoring href "/technique/d3f:FileIntegrityMonitoring"; HostShutdown["Host Shutdown"] --> | terminates | ScheduledJob["Scheduled Job"]; HostShutdown["Host Shutdown"] -.-> | may-evict | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class HostShutdown DefensiveTechniqueNode; class ScheduledJob ArtifactNode; click HostShutdown href "/technique/d3f:HostShutdown"; ProcessTermination["Process Termination"] --> | terminates | ScheduledJob["Scheduled Job"]; ProcessTermination["Process Termination"] -.-> | may-evict | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class ProcessTermination DefensiveTechniqueNode; class ScheduledJob ArtifactNode; click ProcessTermination href "/technique/d3f:ProcessTermination"; ProcessSuspension["Process Suspension"] --> | suspends | ScheduledJob["Scheduled Job"]; ProcessSuspension["Process Suspension"] -.-> | may-evict | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class ProcessSuspension DefensiveTechniqueNode; class ScheduledJob ArtifactNode; click ProcessSuspension href "/technique/d3f:ProcessSuspension"; FileEviction["File Eviction"] --> | deletes | PropertyListFile["Property List File"]; FileEviction["File Eviction"] -.-> | may-evict | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class FileEviction DefensiveTechniqueNode; class PropertyListFile ArtifactNode; click FileEviction href "/technique/d3f:FileEviction"; Hardware-basedProcessIsolation["Hardware-based Process Isolation"] --> | restricts | CreateProcess["Create Process"]; Hardware-basedProcessIsolation["Hardware-based Process Isolation"] -.-> | may-isolate | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class Hardware-basedProcessIsolation DefensiveTechniqueNode; class CreateProcess ArtifactNode; click Hardware-basedProcessIsolation href "/technique/d3f:Hardware-basedProcessIsolation"; Hardware-basedProcessIsolation["Hardware-based Process Isolation"] --> | isolates | ScheduledJob["Scheduled Job"]; class Hardware-basedProcessIsolation DefensiveTechniqueNode; class ScheduledJob ArtifactNode; click Hardware-basedProcessIsolation href "/technique/d3f:Hardware-basedProcessIsolation"; Kernel-basedProcessIsolation["Kernel-based Process Isolation"] --> | isolates | ScheduledJob["Scheduled Job"]; Kernel-basedProcessIsolation["Kernel-based Process Isolation"] -.-> | may-isolate | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class Kernel-basedProcessIsolation DefensiveTechniqueNode; class ScheduledJob ArtifactNode; click Kernel-basedProcessIsolation href "/technique/d3f:Kernel-basedProcessIsolation"; Application-basedProcessIsolation["Application-based Process Isolation"] --> | isolates | ScheduledJob["Scheduled Job"]; Application-basedProcessIsolation["Application-based Process Isolation"] -.-> | may-isolate | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class Application-basedProcessIsolation DefensiveTechniqueNode; class ScheduledJob ArtifactNode; click Application-basedProcessIsolation href "/technique/d3f:Application-basedProcessIsolation"; ExecutableDenylisting["Executable Denylisting"] --> | filters | CreateProcess["Create Process"]; ExecutableDenylisting["Executable Denylisting"] -.-> | may-isolate | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class ExecutableDenylisting DefensiveTechniqueNode; class CreateProcess ArtifactNode; click ExecutableDenylisting href "/technique/d3f:ExecutableDenylisting"; ExecutableAllowlisting["Executable Allowlisting"] --> | filters | CreateProcess["Create Process"]; ExecutableAllowlisting["Executable Allowlisting"] -.-> | may-isolate | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class ExecutableAllowlisting DefensiveTechniqueNode; class CreateProcess ArtifactNode; click ExecutableAllowlisting href "/technique/d3f:ExecutableAllowlisting"; FileEncryption["File Encryption"] --> | encrypts | PropertyListFile["Property List File"]; FileEncryption["File Encryption"] -.-> | may-harden | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class FileEncryption DefensiveTechniqueNode; class PropertyListFile ArtifactNode; click FileEncryption href "/technique/d3f:FileEncryption"; SystemCallFiltering["System Call Filtering"] --> | filters | CreateProcess["Create Process"]; SystemCallFiltering["System Call Filtering"] -.-> | may-isolate | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class SystemCallFiltering DefensiveTechniqueNode; class CreateProcess ArtifactNode; click SystemCallFiltering href "/technique/d3f:SystemCallFiltering"; SystemCallFiltering["System Call Filtering"] --> | isolates | ScheduledJob["Scheduled Job"]; class SystemCallFiltering DefensiveTechniqueNode; class ScheduledJob ArtifactNode; click SystemCallFiltering href "/technique/d3f:SystemCallFiltering"; RestoreFile["Restore File"] --> | restores | PropertyListFile["Property List File"]; RestoreFile["Restore File"] -.-> | may-restore | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class RestoreFile DefensiveTechniqueNode; class PropertyListFile ArtifactNode; click RestoreFile href "/technique/d3f:RestoreFile"; LocalFilePermissions["Local File Permissions"] --> | restricts | PropertyListFile["Property List File"]; LocalFilePermissions["Local File Permissions"] -.-> | may-isolate | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class LocalFilePermissions DefensiveTechniqueNode; class PropertyListFile ArtifactNode; click LocalFilePermissions href "/technique/d3f:LocalFilePermissions"; ScheduledJobAnalysis["Scheduled Job Analysis"] --> | analyzes | JobSchedule["Job Schedule"]; ScheduledJobAnalysis["Scheduled Job Analysis"] -.-> | may-detect | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class ScheduledJobAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode; class JobSchedule ArtifactNode; click ScheduledJobAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:ScheduledJobAnalysis"; SystemDaemonMonitoring["System Daemon Monitoring"] --> | monitors | ScheduledJob["Scheduled Job"]; SystemDaemonMonitoring["System Daemon Monitoring"] -.-> | may-detect | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class SystemDaemonMonitoring DefensiveTechniqueNode; class ScheduledJob ArtifactNode; click SystemDaemonMonitoring href "/technique/d3f:SystemDaemonMonitoring"; FileAnalysis["File Analysis"] --> | analyzes | PropertyListFile["Property List File"]; FileAnalysis["File Analysis"] -.-> | may-detect | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class FileAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode; class PropertyListFile ArtifactNode; click FileAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:FileAnalysis"; ProcessLineageAnalysis["Process Lineage Analysis"] --> | analyzes | ScheduledJob["Scheduled Job"]; ProcessLineageAnalysis["Process Lineage Analysis"] -.-> | may-detect | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class ProcessLineageAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode; class ScheduledJob ArtifactNode; click ProcessLineageAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:ProcessLineageAnalysis"; HostReboot["Host Reboot"] --> | terminates | ScheduledJob["Scheduled Job"]; HostReboot["Host Reboot"] -.-> | may-evict | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class HostReboot DefensiveTechniqueNode; class ScheduledJob ArtifactNode; click HostReboot href "/technique/d3f:HostReboot"; RemoteFileAccessMediation["Remote File Access Mediation"] --> | isolates | PropertyListFile["Property List File"]; RemoteFileAccessMediation["Remote File Access Mediation"] -.-> | may-isolate | T1053["Scheduled Task/Job"] ; class RemoteFileAccessMediation DefensiveTechniqueNode; class PropertyListFile ArtifactNode; click RemoteFileAccessMediation href "/technique/d3f:RemoteFileAccessMediation";