Library / LOLBin
schtasks.exe
Task Scheduler Configuration Tool · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
schtasks.exesctasks.exe
Value changed across builds
Gotchas
Windows 10 1511 and 1607 builds report sctasks.exe; every later build reports schtasks.exe.
- OriginalFilename changed across builds:
schtasks.exe(x64, x86; Win10 1809 → Win11 26H1);sctasks.exe(x64, x86; Win10 1511 → Win10 1607). Match every value.
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\schtasks.exe'
- OriginalFileName:
- 'schtasks.exe'
- 'sctasks.exe'
condition: selectionprocess_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.
| tstats summariesonly=false count values(Processes.original_file_name) as original_file_name
from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes
where (Processes.original_file_name="schtasks.exe" OR Processes.original_file_name="sctasks.exe" OR Processes.process_name="schtasks.exe")
by Processes.dest Processes.process_name Processes.process_path Processes.process
| rename Processes.* as *Endpoint.Processes data model. On raw Sysmon events the field is OriginalFileName.
DeviceProcessEvents
| where ProcessVersionInfoOriginalFileName in~ ("schtasks.exe", "sctasks.exe")
or FileName =~ "schtasks.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("schtasks.exe", "sctasks.exe") or
process.name : "schtasks.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['schtasks.exe', 'sctasks.exe'].includes(String(OriginalFileName || '').toLowerCase())Filter expression (JavaScript) for events carrying Sysmon's OriginalFileName field.
Values across builds
| OriginalFilename | Builds | Arch | File version | Windows releases | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| schtasks.exe | 12 | x64, x86 | 10.0.17763.1613 → 10.0.28000.1896 | Win10 1809 → Win11 26H1 (10) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
| sctasks.exe | 4 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10586.494 → 10.0.14393.0 | Win10 1511 → Win10 1607 (2) | Winbindex |
All 16 parsed builds · 16 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249a34f1cb9f… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x86 | schtasks.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 22c5583ab097… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x64 | schtasks.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| b96af3066f0b… | 10.0.26100.6725 | x64 | schtasks.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 1ded7f9ffa6a… | 10.0.26100.6725 | x86 | schtasks.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 812ccfa2d234… | 10.0.17763.1852 | x64 | schtasks.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 824b3189dcc9… | 10.0.26100.4343 | x86 | schtasks.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 2d81da2a099a… | 10.0.26100.4343 | x64 | schtasks.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 9a121acf7686… | 10.0.19041.906 | x86 | schtasks.exe | Win10 2004 … Win10 21H2 (4) | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 356280cca63c… | 10.0.19041.906 | x64 | schtasks.exe | Win10 2004 … Win10 21H2 (4) | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 0ee9c9ab56cc… | 10.0.18362.1237 | x86 | schtasks.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| bd74ff089e3a… | 10.0.17763.1613 | x86 | schtasks.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| d3222e48a036… | 10.0.18362.175 | x64 | schtasks.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 3557514cd4db… | 10.0.10586.494 | x64 | sctasks.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 05730b1ff03e… | 10.0.10586.494 | x86 | sctasks.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| caa9af113c16… | 10.0.14393.0 | x86 | sctasks.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| a9a4fd9c1bb7… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | sctasks.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.