Windows Events
Data Type: windows_events
Python Parser: Evtx
Python Parser: Evtx
Description
Each row represents a Windows EVTX event, preserving system metadata and structured event, user, and message data with its timestamp, provider, event identifier, host, user, and process context. Use event-specific semantics and cross-log correlation to build timelines. Log retention, clearing, collection filters, and missing provider resources can limit interpretation.
Timeline
| Timeline Field | Data Field |
|---|---|
| Related User | system.security.user_id |
| Description | system.provider.provider_name |
system.event_id |
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| Additional Description | event_data.device_instance_id |
event_data.driver_name |
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user_data.event_processing_failure.publisher_id |
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user_data.event_processing_failure.error_code |
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user_data.event_processing_failure.event_id |
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event_data.pua_policy_id |
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event_data.param1 |
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event_data.param2 |
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event_data |
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user_data |
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debug_data |
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processing_error_data |
Fields
| Output Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
timestamp |
DateTime | timestamp of when the event was generated |
system |
Object | |
system.security |
Object | |
system.security.user_id |
String | SID of the account that generated the event |
system.time_created |
Object | |
system.time_created.system_time |
DateTime | system time recorded for the event |
system.provider |
Object | |
system.provider.provider_name |
String | name of the event provider |
system.provider.guid |
Python | GUID of the event provider |
system.execution |
Object | |
system.execution.process_id |
String | process identifier that generated the event |
system.execution.thread_id |
String | thread identifier that generated the event |
system.event_record_id |
String | unique record identifier for the event |
system.computer |
String | name of the computer that logged the event |
system.event_id |
String | numeric identifier of the event type |
event_data |
Object | |
event_data.class_guid |
Python | GUID of the device setup class |
user_data |
Object | |
debug_data |
Object | |
binary_event_data |
Object | |
processing_error_data |
Object | |
rendering_info |
Object |