Sigma rule: TeamViewer Log File Deleted

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-2dfc6b7f9d59, updated 2023-02-15T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
TeamViewer Log File Deleted
Status
test
Level
low
Author
frack113
Date
2022-01-16
Modified
2023-02-15
File
rules/windows/file/file_delete/file_delete_win_delete_teamviewer_logs.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

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

Log source

product
windows
category
file_delete

Detection

selection:
    TargetFilename|contains: '\TeamViewer_'
    TargetFilename|endswith: '.log'
filter:
    Image: C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1070.004

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/rules/windows/file/file_delete/file_delete_win_delete_teamviewer_logs.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "TeamViewer Log File Deleted" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_delete/file_delete_win_delete_teamviewer_logs.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: TeamViewer Log File Deleted",
entity page, dataset version ref-2dfc6b7f9d59, updated 2023-02-15T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b1decb61-ed83-4339-8e95-53ea51901720 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b1decb61-ed83-4339-8e95-53ea51901720, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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