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    Settra ransomware mass clearing of Windows Event Logs via wevtutil

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
    •updated Sep 18, 2026•0•0•2

    Detects potential anti-forensic activity involving the clearing of multiple Windows Event Logs within a short time frame using the 'wevtutil' utility. This behavior is often indicative of an adversary attempting to remove traces of post-compromise activity.

    Splunk (SPL)

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    T1685.005 - Clear Windows Event LogsLog ClearedCommand ExecutionWindowsWindows Eventlog SystemWindows Eventlog SecurityWindows Eventlog Applicationspl

    Found in

    • Settra Ransomware Variant Deploys MeshAgent RMMLast updated Sep 18, 2026
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