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EventLog EVTX File Deleted

Detects the deletion of the event log files which may indicate an attempt to destroy forensic evidence

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetFilename|startswith: C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\
  TargetFilename|endswith: .evtx
condition: selection

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2023-02-15

Data Sources

windowsfile_delete

Platforms

windows

References

Internal Research

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1070

Raw Content

title: EventLog EVTX File Deleted
id: 63c779ba-f638-40a0-a593-ddd45e8b1ddc
status: test
description: Detects the deletion of the event log files which may indicate an attempt to destroy forensic evidence
references:
    - Internal Research
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-02-15
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1070
logsource:
    category: file_delete
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|startswith: 'C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\'
        TargetFilename|endswith: '.evtx'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium