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OLE_VBA_SCHTASKS_SCRIPT_PERSISTENCE
What it means
An auto-running macro writes a script and creates a scheduled task for it.
Why it fires
The combined auto-execution, script-write, schtasks /create, and script-interpreter command line form a complete persistence chain.
Other Office / OLE heuristics
OLE_VBA_UNC_EXECUTABLE_LAUNCH OLE_SLACK_XOR_SCRIPT_BACKDOOR OLE_VBA_EMITTED_SCRIPT OLE_SLACK_XOR_SCRIPT OLE_SLACK_XOR_SCRIPT_CONFIG OLE_VBA_BASE64_NETWORK_IOC OLE_EICAR_DISPLAY_TEST OLE_BIFF_MAILTO_HYPERLINK OLE_BIFF_HLINK_NETWORK_URI OLE_BIFF_EXTERNAL_WORKBOOK_URI OLE_METADATA_UNC_PATH OLE_WORD_KGWEBURL