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DC0005 Scheduled Job Metadata

Item Value
ID DC0005
Version 2.0
Created 20 October 2021
Last Modified 12 November 2025

Log Sources

Name Channel
esxi:syslog /var/log/vpxa.log task invocations tied to time configuration
fs:fileevents /Library/LaunchDaemons/.plist, ~/Library/LaunchAgents/.plist
linux:cron cron activity
macos:launchd launchd.plist and logs
macos:unifiedlog New/modified launchd plist (persistence/scheduling) within TimeWindow after time query
Scheduled Job None
WinEventLog:System EventCode=106, 200
WinEventLog:TaskScheduler Task registration/execution shortly after a time discovery event

Detection Strategy

ID Name Technique Detected
DET0151 Behavior-chain, platform-aware detection strategy for T1124 System Time Discovery T1124
DET0117 Detection of Masqueraded Tasks or Services with Suspicious Naming and Execution T1036.004
DET0399 Detection Strategy for Scheduled Transfer and Recurrent Exfiltration Patterns T1029