Sigma rule: Windows Defender Malware Detection History Deletion

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-817e8e519d84, updated 2023-11-24T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Windows Defender Malware Detection History Deletion
Status
test
Level
informational
Author
Cian Heasley
Date
2020-08-13
Modified
2023-11-24
File
rules/windows/builtin/windefend/win_defender_history_delete.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Windows Defender logs when the history of detected infections is deleted.

Log source

product
windows
service
windefend

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 1013 # The antimalware platform deleted history of malware and other potentially unwanted software.
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Deletion of Defender malware detections history for legitimate reasons

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/windefend/win_defender_history_delete.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Windows Defender Malware Detection History Deletion" by Cian Heasley (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/windefend/win_defender_history_delete.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Windows Defender Malware Detection History Deletion",
entity page, dataset version ref-817e8e519d84, updated 2023-11-24T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/2afe6582-e149-11ea-87d0-0242ac130003 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 2afe6582-e149-11ea-87d0-0242ac130003, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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