A port scan that is initiated from a monitored host can be detect by monitoring Windows Filtering Platform event id 5156https://system32.eventsentry.com/security/event/5156 and applying a threshold filter. Sysmon cannot be used to detect port scans since it only logs successfully established connections. 1. Enable auditing to ensure that ...

KB-ID 508
Category: Security
Applies to: 5.1.1 and later

video 1 Create event log package labeled Long Running Process Create an include filter in that package labeled Process Creation: text Action: Default Email Log: Security Event Severity: Audit Success Event Source: MicrosoftWindowsSecurityAuditing Category: Process Creation ID: 4688 To monitor a specific proc...

KB-ID 393
Category: General

video 2 Create a System Health package labeled Performance Processes Click this package and then in the toolbar the click 39Add39 downdown on the right and then Performance / SNMP Click on Performance / SNMP then click the to add the performance counter: Give it a name such as Process Elapsed Time Add this c...

KB-ID 394
Category: Monitoring
Applies to: 4.0.1 and higher

Monitoring and alerting on the runtime duration of processes This guide demonstrates how to set up EventSentry to trigger an alert when a process runs longer than a specified duration. We will use PowerShell as the example for this configuration. Open EventSentry Management Console From the left menu tree expand Packages and click...

KB-ID 502
Category: Monitoring
Applies to: 3.5 and latter

By monitoring 4688 events from the security event log and filtering on the process file size EventSentry can notify you if a large or small executable was launched. 1. Ensure that 4688 eventshttps://system32.eventsentry.com/security/event/4688 are being logged to the event log. See the link for more information on auditing requirements...

KB-ID 506
Category: Security
Applies to: 5.1.1.82 and later

By monitoring 4688 events from the security event log and filtering on the process file size EventSentry can notify you if an unsigned executable a file without a digital signature was launched. 1. Ensure that 4688 eventshttps://system32.eventsentry.com/security/event/4688 are being logged to the event log. See the link for more inform...

KB-ID 507
Category: Security
Applies to: 5.1.1.82 and later