Detectionmediumtest

PowerShell Console History Logs Deleted

Detects the deletion of the PowerShell console History logs which may indicate an attempt to destroy forensic evidence

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Wed Feb 15ff301988-c231-4bd0-834c-ac9d73b86586windows

Log Source

WindowsFile Delete

ProductWindows← raw: windows

CategoryFile Delete← raw: file_delete

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|endswith: '\PSReadLine\ConsoleHost_history.txt'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

References

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Internal Research

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

Techniques

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

ff301988-c231-4bd0-834c-ac9d73b86586

Status

test

Level

medium

Type

Detection

Created

Wed Feb 15

Author

Path

rules/windows/file/file_delete/file_delete_win_delete_powershell_command_history.yml

Raw Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1070