4698
A scheduled task was created
- Log: Security
- Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing
- Tampering & persistence
- Warning
What it means
A new scheduled task was registered. The event includes the task’s full definition.
Why it matters
Scheduled tasks are a favourite way for malware to survive reboots.
What to do
- Review the task’s action and the account it runs as.
Find it with PowerShell
Get-WinEvent -MaxEvents 20 -FilterHashtable @{
LogName = 'Security'; Id = 4698
} | Select-Object TimeCreated, ProviderName, MessageAdd -ComputerName SERVER to query another machine. Other event sources can reuse the same ID number, so check the ProviderName column.
Source
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