Windows Defender Malware Detection History Deletion

Windows Defender logs when the history of detected infections is deleted.

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 1title: Windows Defender Malware Detection History Deletion
 2id: 2afe6582-e149-11ea-87d0-0242ac130003
 3status: test
 4description: Windows Defender logs when the history of detected infections is deleted.
 5references:
 6    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-microsoft-defender-antivirus
 7    - https://web.archive.org/web/20160727113019/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/mse-protect_scanning/microsoft-antimalware-has-removed-history-of/f15af6c9-01a9-4065-8c6c-3f2bdc7de45e
 8author: Cian Heasley
 9date: 2020-08-13
10modified: 2023-11-24
11tags:
12    - attack.defense-evasion
13logsource:
14    product: windows
15    service: windefend
16detection:
17    selection:
18        EventID: 1013 # The antimalware platform deleted history of malware and other potentially unwanted software.
19    condition: selection
20falsepositives:
21    - Deletion of Defender malware detections history for legitimate reasons
22level: informational

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