Windows Event Log Cleared

Date: 2025-08-12 ID: 9c17ce79-5056-42e9-a614-4c2087471b67 Author: Generated by dataset_analyzer.py Environment: attack_range Directory: windows_event_log_cleared

Description

Automatically categorized datasets in directory windows_event_log_cleared

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID	Technique	Tactic
T1070.001	Clear Windows Event Logs	Defense Evasion

Environment Details

Field	Value
Environment	attack_range
Directory	windows_event_log_cleared
Test Date	2025-08-12

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Windows-Xml

Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1070.001/windows_event_log_cleared/windows-xml.log
Sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
Source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Eventlog

The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:

Detection Name	Type	Source	MITRE ATT&CK	Analytic Story
Windows Event Log Cleared	`TTP`	Endpoint	T1070.001	ShrinkLocker, Windows Log Manipulation, Ransomware, CISA AA22-264A, Compromised Windows Host, Clop Ransomware

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1070.001/windows_event_log_cleared/windows-xml.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0