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schtasks.exe

Task Scheduler Configuration Tool · Microsoft Corporation

LOLBinWindowsSysmon-confirmedLOLBASSigma refs: 51

OriginalFilename

  • schtasks.exe
  • sctasks.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: selection

process_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.

Values across builds

OriginalFilenameBuildsArchFile versionWindows releasesSourceSysmon
schtasks.exe12x64, x8610.0.17763.1613 → 10.0.28000.1896Win10 1809 → Win11 26H1 (10)Host scan, Winbindex✓ 2
sctasks.exe4x64, x8610.0.10586.494 → 10.0.14393.0Win10 1511 → Win10 1607 (2)Winbindex

InternalName: schtasks.exe · Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

All 16 parsed builds · 16 Windows release groups not verifiable
SHA256VersionArchOriginalFilenameWindows releasesSignatureSourceSysmon
249a34f1cb9f…10.0.28000.1896x86schtasks.exeWin11 26H1UnsignedWinbindex
22c5583ab097…10.0.28000.1896x64schtasks.exeWin11 26H1UnsignedWinbindex
b96af3066f0b…10.0.26100.6725x64schtasks.exeWin11 24H2UnsignedHost scan, Winbindex✓
1ded7f9ffa6a…10.0.26100.6725x86schtasks.exeWin11 24H2UnsignedHost scan, Winbindex✓
812ccfa2d234…10.0.17763.1852x64schtasks.exeWin10 1809UnsignedWinbindex
824b3189dcc9…10.0.26100.4343x86schtasks.exeWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2UnsignedWinbindex
2d81da2a099a…10.0.26100.4343x64schtasks.exeWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2UnsignedWinbindex
9a121acf7686…10.0.19041.906x86schtasks.exeWin10 2004 … Win10 21H2 (4)Signed (Catalog file)Winbindex
356280cca63c…10.0.19041.906x64schtasks.exeWin10 2004 … Win10 21H2 (4)Signed (Catalog file)Winbindex
0ee9c9ab56cc…10.0.18362.1237x86schtasks.exeWin10 1903, Win10 1909UnsignedWinbindex
bd74ff089e3a…10.0.17763.1613x86schtasks.exeWin10 1809UnsignedWinbindex
d3222e48a036…10.0.18362.175x64schtasks.exeWin10 1903, Win10 1909Signed (Catalog file)Winbindex
3557514cd4db…10.0.10586.494x64sctasks.exeWin10 1511UnsignedWinbindex
05730b1ff03e…10.0.10586.494x86sctasks.exeWin10 1511UnsignedWinbindex
caa9af113c16…10.0.14393.0x86sctasks.exeWin10 1607UnsignedWinbindex
a9a4fd9c1bb7…10.0.14393.0x64sctasks.exeWin10 1607UnsignedWinbindex

Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.