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Quickly search and reference Windows Security and Sysmon Event IDs.

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Sysmon 1 Process Creation

Process Creation

Provides detailed information about newly created processes. It is equivalent to Windows Event 4688 but includes the command line and parent-child process relationships.

Useful Fields:Image, CommandLine, ParentImage, Hashes, User

Malicious Use:Detecting execution of malicious payloads, LOLBins like PowerShell or cmd.exe, and suspicious parent-child chains (e.g. Word spawning cmd.exe).

Related MITRE:T1059.001T1059.003T1204.002T1566.001

4688 A new process has been created

Process Creation

Generated every time a new process starts. Requires Command Line auditing to be enabled via GPO for full visibility.

Useful Fields:New Process Name, Creator Process ID, Process Command Line

Malicious Use:Tracking attacker execution and lateral movement tools.

Related MITRE:T1059.001T1059.003T1204.002

Sysmon 2 File Creation Time Changed

File System

Records a process explicitly changing a file creation timestamp. This can be legitimate, but it is valuable for detecting timestomping and timeline manipulation.

Useful Fields:Image, TargetFilename, CreationUtcTime, PreviousCreationUtcTime, User

Malicious Use:Detecting attempts to make a backdoor or tool appear older than it is.

Related MITRE:T1070.006

Sysmon 4 Sysmon Service State Changed

System

Records the Sysmon service starting or stopping. This event is not filterable and should be correlated with service-control activity.

Useful Fields:UtcTime, State

Malicious Use:Detecting a telemetry gap created by stopping or restarting Sysmon during an intrusion.

Related MITRE:T1562.001

Sysmon 5 Process Terminated

Process Lifecycle

Records when a process terminates, including its process identity and timestamp.

Useful Fields:UtcTime, ProcessGuid, ProcessId, Image, User

Malicious Use:Correlating short-lived tools, abnormal termination and process chains during an investigation.

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