Sigma rule: Security Event Log Cleared

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-20685a31782a, updated 2023-12-06T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
Security Event Log Cleared
Status
deprecated
Level
medium
Author
Saw Winn Naung
Date
2021/08/15
Modified
2023/12/06
File
deprecated/windows/win_security_event_log_cleared.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Checks for event id 1102 which indicates the security event log was cleared.

Log source

product
windows
service
security

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 1102
    Provider_Name: Microsoft-Windows-Eventlog
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administrative activity

Tags

  • attack.t1070.001

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

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

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Security Event Log Cleared" by Saw Winn Naung (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/win_security_event_log_cleared.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: Security Event Log Cleared",
entity page, dataset version ref-20685a31782a, updated 2023-12-06T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a122ac13-daf8-4175-83a2-72c387be339d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a122ac13-daf8-4175-83a2-72c387be339d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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