Clearing Windows Console History

Identifies when a user attempts to clear console history. An adversary may clear the command history of a compromised account to conceal the actions undertaken during an intrusion.

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Platform: Containers ESXi Linux macOS Network Devices Office Suite Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: ps_script

Known benign triggers

Unknown

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
community.sophos.com/sophos-labs/b/blog/posts/powershell-command-history-forensics	Unclassified	2from 2 sources
stefanos.cloud/blog/kb/how-to-clear-the-powershell-command-history/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
www.shellhacks.com/clear-history-powershell/	Unclassified	2from 2 sources

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Clearing Windows Console History

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Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

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