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NRT Security Event log cleared

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'Checks for event id 1102 which indicates the security event log was cleared. It uses Event Source Name "Microsoft-Windows-Eventlog" to avoid generating false positives from other sources, like AD FS servers for instance.'

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Defense EvasionT1070 Indicator Removal

Event coverage

ProviderEvent IDTitle
Eventlog1102The audit log was cleared.

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: source

SecurityEvent

Stage 2: where

and
  EventID eq "1102"
  EventSourceName eq "Microsoft-Windows-Eventlog"

Stage 3: summarize

Stage 4: extend

Stage 5: extend

Stage 6: extend

Indicators

Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.

FieldKindValues
EventIDeq
  • 1102
EventSourceNameeq
  • Microsoft-Windows-Eventlog