Winlog Lite License
Amabella Tevebaugh
Hi,
I have a windows machine with Active Directory and winlogbeat (7.3) and in the generated info i have a field winlog.event_data.IpAddress but on a differente scenario with winlogbeat (7.4.2) that field is not present.
Does anyone know if that is some configuration on windows to make windows event to include that information, or it is a problem on winlogbeat configuration? I guess that is not a winlogbeat version problem as the oldest version includes the field.
Event ID 4104 is in the Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational and PowerShellCore/Operational log channels. I successfully set up a copy_fields processor in winlogbeat.yml for those log channels (see this topic), but it occurred to me that it's just better to check any event that has winlog.user.name but not user.name and have it perform the field copy.
This topic has been addressed before and I've read other people's solutions, no luck. Have tried multiple combinations of and/or to drop windows event logs 4624 or 4634 with LogonType 0,3 or 5. However, it is still not dropping any events i.e. still coming through discover. Here's the latest from winlogbeat.yml. Assume I just restart the winlogbeat service after changes?
If it's useful for anyone else, here's what's working for me. This filters out winlogbeat event ids 4624 and 4634 and reduces a lot of the "noise" and only logs "real" users. Obviously replace SERVER$ and USERNAME$ from your Analytics->Discover in Kibana
Context: I'm trying to quickly move from a network event to a PowerShell "Executing Pipeline" task event when Invoke-WebRequest is used. In order to do this, I use the community id identified from an event in zeek conn or http logs to pin a web request on an executable. In my specific case, I will find the Sysmon alert for PowerShell establishing the network connection created by Invoke-WebRequest. Unfortunately, I can't quickly move from there due to some fields not being indexed. What I would like is to use the PID from the sysmon event (unindexed windows.event_data.ProcessId) and add a filter for winlog.event_id:4103 and winlog.process.pid: (sysmon provided PID) to see the full command line of the PowerShell command. The non-indexed fields prevents this from occurring. This technique could be used to identify other, potentially harmful PowerShell commands that run over a network.
Attempted Fixes: I attempted to use the Kibana index refresh feature to index the field; this failed. I next looked at the so-common template and noticed the dynamic field is set to false. I set that to true, restarted ES and logstash, however, it still did not dynamically index the winlog fields.
The easiest way to import your templates is to import them directly from the WinLoG 4 database file ("winlog.mdb"). This file contains all of your version 4 templates and is normally in the directory "c:\Program Files\GAEA\database". When importing templates make sure that no project is open, then select File > Import > WinLoG 4 and WinFence 2 Data > Templates > WinLoG Database. You will then be asked to specify the location of the "winlog.mdb" file and which templates to import.
How to fix winlog.exe related problems?
1. Run Security Task Manager to check your winlog process
2. Run Windows Repair Tool to repair winlog.exe related Windows Errors
3. Run MalwareBytes to remove persistent malware
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The genuine winlog.exe file is a software component of Salfeld Personal Security Tools by Salfeld.
This process runs in the background as part of Salfeld's Personal Security Toolset. It monitors internet usage and controls what the user sees based on preset control levels. A German company, Salfeld features offers three security products as part of the toolset: Win Control, User Control, and Child Control.
The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the winlog.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.
Important: Some malware also uses the file name winlog.exe, for example TROJ_AGKT.SMUS22 or TROJ_GEN.R26CDLK (detected by TrendMicro), and Worm:Win32/Autorun.YG or Backdoor:Win32/Xtrat.A (detected by Microsoft). Therefore, you should check the winlog.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
Summary: Average user rating of winlog.exe: based on 23 votes with 9 user comments.One user thinks winlog.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application.One user thinks it's probably harmless.One user thinks it's neither essential nor dangerous.6 users suspect danger.14 users think winlog.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.5 users don't grade winlog.exe ("not sure about it").
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with winlog. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
To help you analyze the winlog.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. BMalwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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We our currently trying to converge our winlogbeat chef recipe on a windows VM. We're running into an issue with the remote_file resource where it is unable to download the zip file specified in source.
3. W1 processing: Pf-Pr limit is nowhigher than 170 kW, see winlog plot here. All trips were W1 quenchdetector trips and we suspect that they are not real cavity quenches,but phase or tuning angle loop regulation problem. This remains to bechecked.
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