SOC Event Lookup

Windows Security Event IDs

Browse complete Windows Security event guides by category, with investigation context, key fields, false positives, ATT&CK mappings, KQL, and SPL.

78 events found

Event ID 4624

An account was successfully logged on

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LogonWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for authentication, credential use, and session triage.

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Event ID 4625

An account failed to log on

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LogonWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for authentication, credential use, and session triage.

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Event ID 4634

An account was logged off

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LogonWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for authentication, credential use, and session triage.

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Event ID 4647

User initiated logoff

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LogonWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for authentication, credential use, and session triage.

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Event ID 4648

A logon was attempted using explicit credentials

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LogonWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for authentication, credential use, and session triage.

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Event ID 4672

Special privileges assigned to new logon

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LogonWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for authentication, credential use, and session triage.

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Event ID 4768

A Kerberos authentication ticket (TGT) was requested

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KerberosWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for Kerberos authentication and ticket activity review.

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Event ID 4769

A Kerberos service ticket was requested

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KerberosWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for Kerberos authentication and ticket activity review.

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Event ID 4770

A Kerberos service ticket was renewed

P3
KerberosWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for Kerberos authentication and ticket activity review.

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Event ID 4771

Kerberos pre-authentication failed

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KerberosWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for Kerberos authentication and ticket activity review.

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Event ID 4776

The domain controller attempted to validate credentials (NTLM)

P1
LogonWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for authentication, credential use, and session triage.

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Event ID 4778

A session was reconnected to a Window Station

P3
SessionWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for remote session reconnect and disconnect review.

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Event ID 4779

A session was disconnected from a Window Station

P3
SessionWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for remote session reconnect and disconnect review.

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Event ID 4688

A new process has been created

P1
ProcessWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for process execution and lifecycle analysis.

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Event ID 4689

A process has exited

P2
ProcessWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for process execution and lifecycle analysis.

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Event ID 4697

A service was installed in the system

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ServiceWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for service state and operational integrity review.

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Event ID 4698

A scheduled task was created

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ScheduledTaskWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for scheduled-task persistence and task lifecycle review.

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Event ID 4699

A scheduled task was deleted

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ScheduledTaskWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for scheduled-task persistence and task lifecycle review.

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Event ID 4700

A scheduled task was enabled

P3
ScheduledTaskWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for scheduled-task persistence and task lifecycle review.

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Event ID 4701

A scheduled task was disabled

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ScheduledTaskWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for scheduled-task persistence and task lifecycle review.

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Event ID 4702

A scheduled task was updated

P2
ScheduledTaskWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for scheduled-task persistence and task lifecycle review.

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Event ID 4657

A registry value was modified

P2
RegistryWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for registry persistence and configuration-change review.

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Event ID 4663

An attempt was made to access an object

P2
ObjectAccessWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for object access, ACL, and permission-change review.

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Event ID 4670

Permissions on an object were changed

P3
ObjectAccessWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for object access, ACL, and permission-change review.

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Event ID 4720

A user account was created

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AccountMgmtWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for account lifecycle and identity-change review.

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Event ID 4722

A user account was enabled

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AccountMgmtWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for account lifecycle and identity-change review.

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Event ID 4723

An attempt was made to change an account's password

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AccountMgmtWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for account lifecycle and identity-change review.

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Event ID 4724

An attempt was made to reset an account's password

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AccountMgmtWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for account lifecycle and identity-change review.

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Event ID 4725

A user account was disabled

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AccountMgmtWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for account lifecycle and identity-change review.

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Event ID 4726

A user account was deleted

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AccountMgmtWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for account lifecycle and identity-change review.

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Event ID 4728

A member was added to a security-enabled global group

P2
GroupMgmtWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for privileged group membership and authorization review.

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Event ID 4729

A member was removed from a security-enabled global group

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GroupMgmtWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for privileged group membership and authorization review.

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Event ID 4732

A member was added to a security-enabled local group

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GroupMgmtWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for privileged group membership and authorization review.

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Event ID 4733

A member was removed from a security-enabled local group

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GroupMgmtWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for privileged group membership and authorization review.

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Event ID 4735

A security-enabled local group was changed

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GroupMgmtWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for privileged group membership and authorization review.

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Event ID 4738

A user account was changed

P1
AccountMgmtWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for account lifecycle and identity-change review.

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Event ID 4740

A user account was locked out

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AccountMgmtWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for account lifecycle and identity-change review.

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Event ID 4756

A member was added to a security-enabled universal group

P3
GroupMgmtWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for privileged group membership and authorization review.

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Event ID 4767

A user account was unlocked

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AccountMgmtWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for account lifecycle and identity-change review.

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Event ID 1102

The audit log was cleared

P1
AuditLogWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for audit-log clearing and evidence-removal review.

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Event ID 4719

System audit policy was changed

P1
AuditPolicyWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for audit policy and logging coverage review.

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Event ID 4907

Auditing settings on object were changed

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AuditPolicyWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for audit policy and logging coverage review.

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Event ID 4616

The system time was changed

P2
SystemWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for system lifecycle, clock, and audit health review.

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Event ID 5140

A network share object was accessed

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FileShareWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for file-share access and lateral movement review.

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Event ID 5145

A network share object was checked for access

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FileShareWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for file-share access and lateral movement review.

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Event ID 4103

PowerShell Module Logging

P1
PowerShellWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for PowerShell command and script-block investigation.

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Event ID 4104

PowerShell Script Block Logging

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PowerShellWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for PowerShell command and script-block investigation.

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Event ID 4608

Windows is starting up

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SystemWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for system lifecycle, clock, and audit health review.

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Event ID 4609

Windows is shutting down

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SystemWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for system lifecycle, clock, and audit health review.

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Event ID 4610

An authentication package has been loaded by the LSA

P3
LSAWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for Local Security Authority package and authentication extension review.

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Event ID 4611

A trusted logon process has been registered with the LSA

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LSAWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for Local Security Authority package and authentication extension review.

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Event ID 4612

Internal audit queue resources exhausted

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SystemWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for system lifecycle, clock, and audit health review.

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Event ID 4614

A notification package has been loaded by the SAM

P3
LSAWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for Local Security Authority package and authentication extension review.

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Event ID 4621

Administrator recovered system from CrashOnAuditFail

P3
SystemWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for system lifecycle, clock, and audit health review.

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Event ID 4649

A replay attack was detected

P2
LogonWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for authentication, credential use, and session triage.

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Event ID 4675

SIDs were filtered

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KerberosWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for Kerberos authentication and ticket activity review.

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Event ID 4692

Backup of data protection master key was attempted

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DPAPIWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for DPAPI master-key backup and recovery review.

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Event ID 4693

Recovery of data protection master key was attempted

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DPAPIWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for DPAPI master-key backup and recovery review.

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Event ID 4706

A new trust was created to a domain

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TrustWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for domain trust relationship review.

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Event ID 4713

Kerberos policy was changed

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PolicyWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for domain or local security policy review.

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Event ID 4714

Encrypted data recovery policy was changed

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PolicyWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for domain or local security policy review.

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Event ID 4715

The audit policy (SACL) on an object was changed

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PolicyWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for domain or local security policy review.

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Event ID 4716

Trusted domain information was modified

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TrustWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for domain trust relationship review.

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Event ID 4765

SID History was added to an account

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AccountMgmtWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for account lifecycle and identity-change review.

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Event ID 4766

An attempt to add SID History to an account failed

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AccountMgmtWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for account lifecycle and identity-change review.

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Event ID 4780

ACL was set on accounts in administrators groups

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ObjectAccessWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for object access, ACL, and permission-change review.

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Event ID 4794

An attempt was made to set the Directory Services Restore Mode

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DSRMWindows Security

High-priority SOC reference for Directory Services Restore Mode password-change review.

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Event ID 4964

Special groups have been assigned to a new logon

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LogonWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for authentication, credential use, and session triage.

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Event ID 5027

Windows Firewall Service unable to retrieve security policy

P3
FirewallWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for Windows Firewall service and policy-health review.

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Event ID 5028

Windows Firewall Service unable to parse new security policy

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FirewallWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for Windows Firewall service and policy-health review.

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Event ID 5030

The Windows Firewall Service failed to start

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FirewallWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for Windows Firewall service and policy-health review.

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Event ID 5035

The Windows Firewall Driver failed to start

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FirewallWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for Windows Firewall service and policy-health review.

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Event ID 5038

Code integrity determined image hash is not valid

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CodeIntegrityWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for code integrity and image tampering review.

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Event ID 5376

Credential Manager credentials were backed up

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CredentialMgrWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for Credential Manager backup and restore review.

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Event ID 5377

Credential Manager credentials were restored from backup

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CredentialMgrWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for Credential Manager backup and restore review.

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Event ID 5827

Netlogon denied a vulnerable secure channel connection (machine)

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NetlogonWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for Netlogon secure-channel enforcement review.

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Event ID 5828

Netlogon denied a vulnerable secure channel connection (trust)

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NetlogonWindows Security

Priority SOC reference for Netlogon secure-channel enforcement review.

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Event ID 6145

Errors occurred while processing security policy in GPOs

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GroupPolicyWindows Security

Specialized SOC reference for Group Policy security settings processing review.

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