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Attribute	Value
Publisher	Microsoft Corporation
Support Tier	Microsoft
Support Link	https://support.microsoft.com
Categories	domains
Version	3.0.10
Author	Microsoft - support@microsoft.com
First Published	2022-05-23
Last Updated	2026-02-25
Solution Folder	Windows Security Events
Marketplace	Azure Marketplace · Rating: ★★★☆☆ 3.0/5 (4 ratings) · Popularity: 🟢 High (96%)

The Windows Security Events solution for Microsoft Sentinel allows you to ingest Security events from your Windows machines using the Windows Agent into Microsoft Sentinel. This solution includes two (2) data connectors to help ingest the logs.

Windows Security Events via AMA - This data connector helps in ingesting Security Events logs into your Log Analytics Workspace using the new Azure Monitor Agent. Learn more about ingesting using the new Azure Monitor Agent here. Microsoft recommends using this Data Connector.
Security Events via Legacy Agent - This data connector helps in ingesting Security Events logs into your Log Analytics Workspace using the legacy Log Analytics agent.

Additional Information

📖 Setup Guide: Windows security events via AMA - Collect Windows security events using Azure Monitor Agent

Data Connectors
Tables Used
Content Items

Data Connectors

This solution provides 2 data connector(s):

Tables Used

This solution uses 3 table(s):

Table	Used By Connectors	Used By Content
`Event`	-	Analytics, Hunting
`SecurityEvent`	Security Events via Legacy Agent, Windows Security Events via AMA	Analytics, Hunting, Workbooks
`WindowsEvent`	-	Hunting

Content Items

This solution includes 72 content item(s):

Content Type	Count
Hunting Queries	50
Analytic Rules	20
Workbooks	2

Analytic Rules

Name	Severity	Tactics	Tables Used
AD FS Remote Auth Sync Connection	Medium	Collection	`SecurityEvent`
AD FS Remote HTTP Network Connection	Medium	Collection	`Event`
AD user enabled and password not set within 48 hours	Low	Persistence	`SecurityEvent`
ADFS Database Named Pipe Connection	Medium	Collection	`Event`
Excessive Windows Logon Failures	Low	CredentialAccess	`SecurityEvent`
Exchange OAB Virtual Directory Attribute Containing Potential Webshell	High	InitialAccess	`SecurityEvent`
Gain Code Execution on ADFS Server via SMB + Remote Service or Scheduled Task	Medium	LateralMovement	`SecurityEvent`
Microsoft Entra ID Local Device Join Information and Transport Key Registry Keys Access	Medium	Discovery	`SecurityEvent`
NRT Base64 Encoded Windows Process Command-lines	Medium	Execution, DefenseEvasion	`SecurityEvent`
NRT Process executed from binary hidden in Base64 encoded file	Medium	Execution, DefenseEvasion	`SecurityEvent`
NRT Security Event log cleared	Medium	DefenseEvasion	`SecurityEvent`
New EXE deployed via Default Domain or Default Domain Controller Policies	High	Execution, LateralMovement	`SecurityEvent`
Non Domain Controller Active Directory Replication	High	CredentialAccess	`SecurityEvent`
Potential Fodhelper UAC Bypass	Medium	PrivilegeEscalation	`SecurityEvent`
Potential re-named sdelete usage	Low	DefenseEvasion, Impact	`SecurityEvent`
Process Execution Frequency Anomaly	Medium	Execution	`SecurityEvent`
Scheduled Task Hide	High	DefenseEvasion	`SecurityEvent`
Sdelete deployed via GPO and run recursively	Medium	Impact	`SecurityEvent`
SecurityEvent - Multiple authentication failures followed by a success	Low	CredentialAccess	`SecurityEvent`
Starting or Stopping HealthService to Avoid Detection	Medium	DefenseEvasion	`SecurityEvent`

Hunting Queries

Name	Tactics	Tables Used
AD Account Lockout	Impact	`SecurityEvent`
Commands executed by WMI on new hosts - potential Impacket	Execution, LateralMovement	`SecurityEvent`
Crash dump disabled on host	DefenseEvasion	`SecurityEvent`
Cscript script daily summary breakdown	Execution	`SecurityEvent`
Decoy User Account Authentication Attempt	LateralMovement	`SecurityEvent`
Discord download invoked from cmd line	Execution, CommandAndControl, Exfiltration	`SecurityEvent`
Domain controller installation media creation	CredentialAccess	`SecurityEvent` `WindowsEvent`
Entropy for Processes for a given Host	Execution	`SecurityEvent`
Enumeration of users and groups	Discovery	`SecurityEvent`
Establishing internal proxies	CommandandControl	`SecurityEvent` `WindowsEvent`
Exchange PowerShell Snapin Added	Collection	`SecurityEvent`
Group added to Built in Domain Local or Global Group	Persistence, PrivilegeEscalation	`SecurityEvent`
Host Exporting Mailbox and Removing Export	Collection	`SecurityEvent`
Hosts Running a Rare Process	Execution, Persistence, Discovery, LateralMovement, Collection	`SecurityEvent`
Hosts Running a Rare Process with Commandline	Execution, Persistence, Discovery, LateralMovement, Collection	`SecurityEvent`
Hosts with new logons	CredentialAccess, LateralMovement	`SecurityEvent`
Invoke-PowerShellTcpOneLine Usage.	Exfiltration	`SecurityEvent`
KrbRelayUp Local Privilege Escalation Service Creation	PrivilegeEscalation	`Event`
Least Common Parent And Child Process Pairs	Execution	`SecurityEvent`
Least Common Processes Including Folder Depth	Execution	`SecurityEvent`
Least Common Processes by Command Line	Execution	`SecurityEvent`
Long lookback User Account Created and Deleted within 10mins	Persistence, PrivilegeEscalation	`SecurityEvent`
Masquerading files	Execution	`SecurityEvent`
Multiple Explicit Credential Usage - 4648 events	Discovery, LateralMovement	`SecurityEvent`
New Child Process of W3WP.exe	Execution	`SecurityEvent`
New PowerShell scripts encoded on the commandline	Execution, CommandAndControl	`SecurityEvent`
New processes observed in last 24 hours	Execution	`SecurityEvent`
Nishang Reverse TCP Shell in Base64	Exfiltration	`SecurityEvent`
Potential Exploitation of MS-RPRN printer bug	PrivilegeEscalation	`SecurityEvent`
PowerShell downloads	Execution, CommandAndControl	`SecurityEvent`
Powercat Download	Exfiltration	`SecurityEvent`
Rare Process Path	Execution	`SecurityEvent`
Rare Processes Run by Service Accounts	Execution	`SecurityEvent`
Remote Task Creation/Update using Schtasks Process	Persistence	`SecurityEvent`
Service installation from user writable directory	Execution	`Event`
Summary of failed user logons by reason of failure	CredentialAccess, LateralMovement	`SecurityEvent`
Summary of user logons by logon type	CredentialAccess, LateralMovement	`SecurityEvent`
Summary of users created using uncommon/undocumented commandline switches	CredentialAccess, LateralMovement	`SecurityEvent`
Suspected LSASS Dump	CredentialAccess	`SecurityEvent`
Suspicious Enumeration using Adfind Tool	Execution, Discovery, Collection	`SecurityEvent`
Suspicious Windows Login Outside Normal Hours	InitialAccess, LateralMovement	`SecurityEvent`
Suspicious command line tokens in LolBins or LolScripts	Execution	`SecurityEvent`
Uncommon processes - bottom 5%	Execution	`SecurityEvent`
User Account added to Built in Sensitive or Privileged Domain Local or Global Group	Persistence, PrivilegeEscalation	`SecurityEvent`
User account added or removed from a security group by an unauthorized user	Persistence, PrivilegeEscalation	`SecurityEvent`
User created by unauthorized user	Persistence, PrivilegeEscalation	`SecurityEvent`
VIP account more than 6 failed logons in 10	CredentialAccess	`SecurityEvent`
VIP account more than 6 failed logons in 10	CredentialAccess	`SecurityEvent`
Windows System Shutdown/Reboot(Sysmon)	Impact	`Event`
Windows System Time changed on hosts	DefenseEvasion	`SecurityEvent`

Workbooks

Name	Tables Used
EventAnalyzer	`SecurityEvent`
IdentityAndAccess	`SecurityEvent`

Release Notes

Version	Date Modified (DD-MM-YYYY)	Change History
3.0.12	18-02-2026	Removed external blog reference text from "Remote Scheduled Task Creation or Update using ATSVC Named Pipe" and " Scheduled Task Creation or Update from User Writable Directory" hunting query description
3.0.11	28-01-2026	Updated Analytic Rule to fix the link from the description & Update Analytic Rule NonDCActiveDirectoryReplication - to reduce false positive results
3.0.10	12-01-2026	Update Analytic Rule NonDCActiveDirectoryReplication - fix swapped fields
3.0.9	01-10-2024	Removed kind from Hunting Query [Service installation from user writable directory]
3.0.8	23-07-2024	Updated the Workspace type from resource type picker to resource picker in Workbook
3.0.7	12-06-2024	Fixed the bugs from Analytic Rules NRT_execute_base64_decodedpayload.yaml and ADFSRemoteAuthSyncConnection.yaml
3.0.6	16-05-2024	Fixed wrong fieldMappings of Analytic Rules password_not_set.yaml
3.0.5	21-03-2024	Updated Entity Mappings of Analytic Rules
3.0.4	06-03-2024	Added New Hunting Queries
3.0.3	19-02-2024	Updated Entity Mapping in Analytical Rule [Non Domain Controller Active Directory Replication]
3.0.2	23-01-2024	Added Sub-Technique in Template
3.0.1	13-12-2023	Updated query in Analytical Rule (AD user enabled and password not set within 48 hours)
3.0.0	26-12-2023	Modified text as there is rebranding from Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID.