alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
msg:"ET HUNTING Powershell ScheduledTasks cmdlet New-ScheduledTask command in HTTP Body Response";
flow:established,to_client;
http.stat_code;
content:"200";
http.response_body;
content:"new-scheduledtask"; fast_pattern; nocase;
pcre:"/(?:\x2daction|\x2dtrigger|\x2dtaskname|\x2dsettings)?/Ri";
reference:url,learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/scheduledtasks/?view=windowsserver2025-ps;
classtype:bad-unknown;
sid:2064759; rev:1;
metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, affected_product Windows_11, attack_target Client_and_Server, tls_state plaintext, created_at 2025_09_17, deployment Perimeter, deployment Internal, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2025_09_17, mitre_tactic_id TA0003, mitre_tactic_name Persistence, mitre_technique_id T1547, mitre_technique_name Boot_Or_Logon_Autostart_Execution;
target:dest_ip;
)