Cron - T1053.003 (2acf44aa-542f-4366-b4eb-55ef5747759c)
Adversaries may abuse the cron utility to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code.(Citation: 20 macOS Common Tools and Techniques) The cron utility is a time-based job scheduler for Unix-like operating systems. The crontab file contains the schedule of cron entries to be run and the specified times for execution. Any crontab files are stored in operating system-specific file paths.
An adversary may use cron in Linux or Unix environments to execute programs at system startup or on a scheduled basis for Persistence.
| Cluster A | Galaxy A | Cluster B | Galaxy B | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cron - T1053.003 (2acf44aa-542f-4366-b4eb-55ef5747759c) | Attack Pattern | Scheduled Task/Job - T1053 (35dd844a-b219-4e2b-a6bb-efa9a75995a9) | Attack Pattern | 1 |