Terminal Server Client Connection History Cleared - Registry
Detects the deletion of registry keys containing the MSTSC connection history
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- registry_delete
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| woshub.com/how-to-clear-rdp-connections-history/ | Only this detection cites it |
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/remote/remove-entries-from-remote-desktop-connection-computer | Only this detection cites it |
| www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/a/vice-society-ransomware-group-targets-manufacturing-companies.html | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 07bdd2f5-9c58-4f38-aec8-e101bb79ef8d
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairmentattack.persistenceattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1