DeviceEvents

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Multiple event types, including events triggered by security controls such as Microsoft Defender Antivirus and exploit protection

Attribute	Value
Category	MDE
Basic Logs Eligible	✓ Yes (source)
Supports Transformations	✓ Yes (source)
Ingestion API Supported	✗ No
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Defender XDR Advanced Hunting Schema	View Documentation

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Schema (71 columns)

Source: Azure Monitor documentation

Column Name	Type	Description
_BilledSize	real	The record size in bytes
_IsBillable	string	Specifies whether ingesting the data is billable. When _IsBillable isfalseingestion isn't billed to your Azure account
AccountDomain	string	Domain of the account.
AccountName	string	User name of the account.
AccountSid	string	Security identifier (SID) of the account.
ActionType	string	Type of activity that triggered the event.
AdditionalFields	dynamic	Additional information about the entity or event.
AppGuardContainerId	string	Identifier for the virtualized container used by Application Guard to isolate browser activity.
CreatedProcessSessionId	long	Windows session ID of the created process.
DeviceId	string	Unique identifier for the device in the service.
DeviceName	string	Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the device.
FileName	string	Domain of the account.
FileOriginIP	string	IP address where the file was downloaded from.
FileOriginUrl	string	URL where the file was downloaded from.
FileSize	long	Size of the file in bytes.
FolderPath	string	Domain of the account.
InitiatingProcessAccountDomain	string	Domain of the account that ran the process responsible for the event.
InitiatingProcessAccountName	string	User name of the account that ran the process responsible for the event.
InitiatingProcessAccountObjectId	string	Azure AD object ID of the user account that ran the process responsible for the event.
InitiatingProcessAccountSid	string	Security Identifier (SID) of the account that ran the process responsible for the event.
InitiatingProcessAccountUpn	string	User principal name (UPN) of the account that ran the process responsible for the event.
InitiatingProcessCommandLine	string	Command line used to run the process that initiated the event.
InitiatingProcessCreationTime	datetime	Date and time when the process that initiated the event was started.
InitiatingProcessFileName	string	Name of the process that initiated the event.
InitiatingProcessFileSize	long	Size in bytes of the file that ran the process responsible for the event.
InitiatingProcessFolderPath	string	Folder containing the process (image file) that initiated the event.
InitiatingProcessId	long	Process ID (PID) of the process that initiated the event.
InitiatingProcessLogonId	long	Identifier for a logon session of the process that initiated the event. This identifier is unique on the same machine only between restarts.
InitiatingProcessMD5	string	MD5 hash of the process (image file) that initiated the event.
InitiatingProcessParentCreationTime	datetime	Date and time when the parent of the process responsible for the event was started.
InitiatingProcessParentFileName	string	Name of the parent process that spawned the process responsible for the event.
InitiatingProcessParentId	long	Process ID (PID) of the parent process that spawned the process responsible for the event.
InitiatingProcessRemoteSessionDeviceName	string	Device name of the remote device from which the initiating process's RDP session was initiated.
InitiatingProcessRemoteSessionIP	string	IP address of the remote device from which the initiating process's RDP session was initiated.
InitiatingProcessSessionId	long	Windows session ID of the initiating process.
InitiatingProcessSHA1	string	SHA-1 hash of the process (image file) that initiated the event.
InitiatingProcessSHA256	string	SHA-256 hash of the process (image file) that initiated the event. This field is usually not populated - use the SHA1 column when available.
InitiatingProcessUniqueId	string	Unique identifier of the initiating process; this is equal to the Process Start Key in Windows devices.
InitiatingProcessVersionInfoCompanyName	string	Company name from the version information of the process (image file) responsible for the event.
InitiatingProcessVersionInfoFileDescription	string	Description from the version information of the process (image file) responsible for the event.
InitiatingProcessVersionInfoInternalFileName	string	Internal file name from the version information of the process (image file) responsible for the event.
InitiatingProcessVersionInfoOriginalFileName	string	Original file name from the version information of the process (image file) responsible for the event.
InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductName	string	Product name from the version information of the process (image file) responsible for the event.
InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductVersion	string	Product version from the version information of the process (image file) responsible for the event.
IsInitiatingProcessRemoteSession	bool	Indicates whether the initiating process was run under a remote desktop protocol (RDP) session (true) or locally (false).
IsProcessRemoteSession	bool	Indicates whether the created process was run under a remote desktop protocol (RDP) session (true) or locally (false).
LocalIP	string	IP address assigned to the local machine used during communication.
LocalPort	int	TCP port on the local machine used during communication.
LogonId	long	Identifier for a logon session. This identifier is unique on the same machine only between restarts.
MachineGroup	string	Machine group of the machine. This group is used by role-based access control to determine access to the machine.
MD5	string	MD5 hash of the file that the recorded action was applied to.
ProcessCommandLine	string	Command line used to create the new process.
ProcessCreationTime	datetime	Date and time the process was created.
ProcessId	long	Process ID (PID) of the newly created process.
ProcessRemoteSessionDeviceName	string	Device name of the remote device from which the created process's RDP session was initiated.
ProcessRemoteSessionIP	string	IP address of the remote device from which the created process's RDP session was initiated.
ProcessTokenElevation	string	Token type indicating the presence or absence of User Access Control (UAC) privilege elevation applied to the newly created process.
RegistryKey	string	Registry key that the recorded action was applied to.
RegistryValueData	string	Data of the registry value that the recorded action was applied to.
RegistryValueName	string	Name of the registry value that the recorded action was applied to.
RemoteDeviceName	string	Name of the device that performed a remote operation on the affected machine. Depending on the event being reported, this name could be a fully-qualified domain name (FQDN), a NetBIOS name, or a host name without domain information..
RemoteIP	string	IP address that was being connected to.
RemotePort	int	TCP port on the remote device that was being connected to.
RemoteUrl	string	URL or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) that was being connected to.
ReportId	long	Event identifier based on a repeating counter. To identify unique events, this column must be used in conjunction with the ComputerName and EventTime columns.
SHA1	string	SHA-1 hash of the file that the recorded action was applied to.
SHA256	string	SHA-256 of the file that the recorded action was applied to.
SourceSystem	string	The type of agent the event was collected by. For example,OpsManagerfor Windows agent, either direct connect or Operations Manager,Linuxfor all Linux agents, orAzurefor Azure Diagnostics
TenantId	string	The Log Analytics workspace ID
TimeGenerated	datetime	Date and time the event was recorded by the MDE agent on the endpoint.
Type	string	The name of the table

Solutions (10)

This table is used by the following solutions:

Connectors (1)

This table is ingested by the following connectors:

Connector	Selection Criteria
Microsoft Defender XDR

Content Items Using This Table (108)

Analytic Rules (21)

In solution Endpoint Threat Protection Essentials: ActionType == "PowerShellCommand"

Analytic Rule
Suspicious Powershell Commandlet Executed

In solution FalconFriday:

Analytic Rule	Selection Criteria
Office ASR rule triggered from browser spawned office process.	`ActionType contains "Office"`
Suspicious Process Injection from Office application	`ActionType in "CreateRemoteThreadApiCall,QueueUserApcRemoteApiCall,SetThreadContextRemoteApiCall"`
Suspicious named pipes	`ActionType == "NamedPipeEvent"`

In solution Lumen Defender Threat Feed:

Analytic Rule	Selection Criteria
Lumen TI IPAddress in DeviceEvents

In solution Microsoft Business Applications:

Analytic Rule	Selection Criteria
Dataverse - Terminated employee exfiltration to USB drive

In solution Microsoft Defender XDR:

Analytic Rule	Selection Criteria
C2-NamedPipe	`ActionType == "NamedPipeEvent"`
Deimos Component Execution	`ActionType == "AmsiScriptContent"`
Execution of software vulnerable to webp buffer overflow of CVE-2023-4863
Files Copied to USB Drives	`ActionType in "FileCreated,UsbDriveMounted"`
Local Admin Group Changes	`ActionType == "UserAccountAddedToLocalGroup"` `ActionType contains "UserAccountCreated"` `ActionType contains "UserAccountModified"`
Possible Phishing with CSL and Network Sessions
SUNSPOT malware hashes
TEARDROP memory-only dropper	`ActionType has "ExploitGuardNonMicrosoftSignedBlocked"`

In solution Zinc Open Source:

Analytic Rule	Selection Criteria
Zinc Actor IOCs files - October 2022
[Deprecated] - Zinc Actor IOCs domains hashes IPs and useragent - October 2022

Standalone Content:

Analytic Rule	Selection Criteria
ADFS DKM Master Key Export
Azure VM Run Command operations executing a unique PowerShell script
Mass Download & copy to USB device by single user	`ActionType in "FileCreated,FileDownloaded,FileRenamed,UsbDriveMounted"`
Prestige ransomware IOCs Oct 2022
Windows host username encoded in base64 web request

Hunting Queries (76)

In solution Endpoint Threat Protection Essentials: ActionType == "PowerShellCommand"

Hunting Query
Suspicious Powershell Commandlet Execution

In solution Microsoft Business Applications:

Hunting Query	Selection Criteria
Dataverse - Dataverse export copied to USB devices

In solution Microsoft Defender XDR:

Hunting Query	Selection Criteria
Anomalous Payload Delivered from ISO files	`ActionType == "BrowserLaunchedToOpenUrl"`
C2-NamedPipe	`ActionType == "NamedPipeEvent"`
Deimos Component Execution	`ActionType == "AmsiScriptContent"`
Files Copied to USB Drives	`ActionType in "FileCreated,UsbDriveMounted"`
LemonDuck Registration Function	`ActionType == "PowerShellCommand"`
Local Admin Group Changes	`ActionType == "UserAccountAddedToLocalGroup"` `ActionType contains "UserAccountCreated"` `ActionType contains "UserAccountModified"`
Scheduled Task Creation	`ActionType == "ScheduledTaskCreated"`

Standalone Content:

Hunting Query	Selection Criteria
MDE_AVScanTimesAndType	`ActionType in "AntivirusScanCancelled,AntivirusScanCompleted"`
MDE_BlockingASRRules	`ActionType startswith "ASR"`
MDE_ListAlPnPDevicesAllowedorBlocked	`ActionType in "PnpDeviceAllowed,PnpDeviceBlocked"`
MDE_ShowUSBMountedDevicesAndDriveLetter	`ActionType contains "USB"`
MDE_ShowUSBMountedandfilescopied	`ActionType == "FileCreated"` `ActionType contains "USB"`
MDE_SmartScreenCheck

GitHub Only:

Hunting Query	Selection Criteria
ARS Ransomware Event triggered	`ActionType has_any "AsrRansomwareAudited,AsrRansomwareBlocked"`
ASR rules categorized detection graph	ActionType in "AsrAdobeReaderChildProcessBlocked,AsrExecutableEmailContentBlocked,AsrExecutableOfficeContentBlocked,AsrLsassCredentialTheftBlocked,AsrObfuscatedScriptBlocked,AsrOfficeChildProcessBlocked,AsrOfficeCommAppChildProcessBlocked,AsrOfficeMacroWin32ApiCallsBlocked,AsrOfficeProcessInjectionBlocked,AsrPersistenceThroughWmiBlocked,AsrPsexecWmiChildProcessBlocked,AsrRansomwareBlocked,AsrScriptExecutableDownloadBlocked,AsrUntrustedExecutableBlocked,AsrUntrustedUsbProcessBlocked,AsrVulnerableSignedDriverBlocked" `ActionType startswith "asr"`
AV Detections with Source	`ActionType == "AntivirusDetection"`
AV Detections with USB Disk Drive	`ActionType in "AntivirusDetection,PnpDeviceConnected"`
Antivirus detections	`ActionType == "AntivirusDetection"`
Azure VM Run Command linked with MDE
Baseline Comparison
C2-NamedPipe	`ActionType == "NamedPipeEvent"`
Create account (1)	`ActionType == "UserAccountCreated"`
DNSPattern [Nobelium]
Doc attachment with link to download	`ActionType == "BrowserLaunchedToOpenUrl"`
Email link + download + SmartScreen warning	`ActionType in "BrowserLaunchedToOpenUrl,SmartScreenAppWarning,SmartScreenUserOverride"`
EncodedDomainURL [Nobelium]
ExploitGuardASRStats	`ActionType endswith "Audited"` `ActionType startswith "Asr"`
ExploitGuardASRStats (1)	`ActionType endswith "Blocked"` `ActionType startswith "Asr"`
ExploitGuardASRStats (2)	`ActionType endswith "Audited"` `ActionType startswith "ASR"`
ExploitGuardAsrDescriptions	`ActionType startswith "Asr"`
ExploitGuardBlockOfficeChildProcess	`ActionType == "AsrOfficeChildProcessBlocked"`
ExploitGuardBlockOfficeChildProcess (2)	`ActionType == "AsrOfficeChildProcessBlocked"`
ExploitGuardControlledFolderAccess	`ActionType startswith "ControlledFolderAccess"`
ExploitGuardControlledFolderAccess (1)	`ActionType startswith "ControlledFolderAccess"`
ExploitGuardControlledFolderAccess (2)	`ActionType contains "ControlledFolderAccess"`
ExploitGuardNetworkProtectionEvents	`ActionType == "ExploitGuardNetworkProtectionBlocked"`
ExploitGuardStats	`ActionType endswith "Blocked"` `ActionType startswith "ExploitGuard"`
ExploitGuardStats (1)	`ActionType endswith "Audited"` `ActionType startswith "ExploitGuard"`
Files copied to USB drives	`ActionType in "FileCreated,UsbDriveMounted"`
LemonDuck-registration-function	`ActionType == "PowerShellCommand"`
LocalAdminGroupChanges	`ActionType == "UserAccountAddedToLocalGroup"` `ActionType contains "UserAccountCreated"` `ActionType contains "UserAccountModified"`
Map external devices	`ActionType == "PnpDeviceConnected"`
Map external devices (1)	`ActionType == "PnpDeviceConnected"`
Open email link	`ActionType == "BrowserLaunchedToOpenUrl"`
PUA ThreatName per Computer	`ActionType == "AntivirusDetection"`
Pivot from detections to related downloads	`ActionType == "AntivirusDetection"`
Possible File Copy to USB Drive	`ActionType == "PnpDeviceConnected"`
PowershellCommand - uncommon commands on machine	`ActionType == "PowerShellCommand"`
PowershellCommand footprint	`ActionType == "PowerShellCommand"`
SmartScreen URL block ignored by user	`ActionType in "SmartScreenUrlWarning,SmartScreenUserOverride"`
SmartScreen app block ignored by user	`ActionType in "SmartScreenAppWarning,SmartScreenUserOverride"`
SuspiciousUrlClicked
System Guard Security Level Baseline	`ActionType == "DeviceBootAttestationInfo"`
System Guard Security Level Drop	`ActionType == "DeviceBootAttestationInfo"`
User navigation to redirected URL	`ActionType == "BrowserLaunchedToOpenUrl"`
Web Content Filtering Events	`ActionType in "ExploitGuardNetworkProtectionAudited,ExploitGuardNetworkProtectionBlocked"` `ActionType startswith "SmartScreenUrl"`
Windows filtering events (Firewall)	`ActionType in "FirewallInboundConnectionBlocked,FirewallInboundConnectionToAppBlocked,FirewallOutboundConnectionBlocked"`
anomalous-payload-delivered-from-iso-file	`ActionType == "BrowserLaunchedToOpenUrl"`
c2-lookup-from-nonbrowser[Nobelium]	`ActionType == "DnsQueryResponse"`
c2-lookup-response[Nobelium]	`ActionType == "DnsQueryResponse"`
deimos-component-execution	`ActionType == "AmsiScriptContent"`
detect-impacket-atexec
detect-impacket-psexec-module	`ActionType == "FileCreated"`
detect-impacket-wmiexec
detect-impacket-wmiexec
detect-impacket-wmiexec
detect-impacket-wmipersist	`ActionType == "WmiBindEventFilterToConsumer"`
insider-threat-detection-queries (12)	`ActionType == "UserAccountCreated"`
insider-threat-detection-queries (19)	`ActionType == "UserAccountCreated"`
insider-threat-detection-queries (4)	`ActionType startswith "ScreenshotTaken"`
lsass-credential-dumping	`ActionType in "FileCreated,OpenProcessApiCall"`
rare_sch_task_with_activity
scheduled task creation	`ActionType == "ScheduledTaskCreated"`
snip3-detectsanboxie-function-call	`ActionType == "PowerShellCommand"`

Workbooks (11)

In solution ContinuousDiagnostics&Mitigation:

Workbook	Selection Criteria
ContinuousDiagnostics&Mitigation

In solution CybersecurityMaturityModelCertification(CMMC)2.0: ActionType in "FileCreated,UsbDriveMounted"

Workbook
CybersecurityMaturityModelCertification_CMMCV2

In solution Microsoft Defender XDR: ActionType in "AntivirusDetection,PnpDeviceConnected"
ActionType endswith "Audited"
ActionType endswith "Blocked"
ActionType startswith "Asr"

Workbook
MicrosoftDefenderForEndPoint

In solution SOC Handbook: ActionType startswith "Asr"

Workbook
AttackSurfaceReduction