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AZT504 - Watcher Tasks#

By configurating a watcher task and a Runbook, an adversary can establish persistence by executing the Runbook on a triggered event.

Resource

Automation Account

Actions

  • Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/runbooks/*

Detections

Detection Details#

No logs are generated when a watcher task is created.

Logs#

Data Source Operation Name Action Log Location
Resource Create an Azure Automation job Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/jobs/write Azure Activity Log
Resource Publish an Azure Automation runbook draft Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/runbooks/publish/action Azure Activity Log
Resource Write an Azure Automation runbook draft Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/runbooks/draft/write Azure Activity Log
Resource Create or Update an Azure Automation Runbook Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/runbooks/write Azure Activity Log

Queries#

|where OperationNameValue=="Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/jobs/write" or OperationNameValue=="Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/runbooks/publish/action"
 or OperationNameValue=="Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/runbooks/draft/write" or OperationNameValue=="Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/runbooks/write"