Windows Event Log Cleared via wevtutil
highWindowsSingle eventexperimentalsigma.windows_event_log_cleared_via_wevtutil · v1.0.0
What it detects
Flags activity matching the SigmaHQ rule “Windows Event Log Cleared via wevtutil” — MITRE ATT&CK T1070.001, Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs.
MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- T1070.001Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs· Defense Evasion
False positives and triage
Converted from Sigma; review before enabling.
The rule
Declarative YAML read by the detection engine — data, never executed. Confidence 70%. Source: rules/sigma/sigma.windows_event_log_cleared_via_wevtutil.yaml, licensed under the Detection Rule License 1.1.
id: sigma.windows_event_log_cleared_via_wevtutil
version: 1.0.0
status: experimental
severity: high
confidence: 0.7
platforms:
- windows
mitre_techniques:
- T1070.001
description: Windows Event Log Cleared via wevtutil (Sigma sample)
match:
event_category: process
process_path_contains_any:
- \wevtutil.exe
command_line_contains_any:
- 'cl '
- clear-log
false_positive_guidance: Converted from Sigma; review before enabling.
Adapted from the SigmaHQ rule “Windows Event Log Cleared via wevtutil”, distributed under the Detection Rule License 1.1. SigmaHQ.
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