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4702 — A scheduled task was updated
Log: Security
Medium risk
An existing scheduled task was modified. Changing a legitimate task's action to run a payload is a stealthy persistence form (task hijacking). Review the task's new XML.
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7045
7045 — A service was installed 7040
7040 — Service start type changed 4697
4697 — A service was installed (Security) 4698
4698 — A scheduled task was created 4699
4699 — A scheduled task was deleted 4700
4700 — A scheduled task was enabled
7045 — A service was installed 7040
7040 — Service start type changed 4697
4697 — A service was installed (Security) 4698
4698 — A scheduled task was created 4699
4699 — A scheduled task was deleted 4700
4700 — A scheduled task was enabled
Original descriptions based on Microsoft's public documentation. IDs and fields may vary with the Windows version and the active audit policy.