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4618(S) A monitored security event pattern has occurred. (Windows 10) Describes security event 4618(S) A monitored security event pattern has occurred. security w10 deploy library Mir0sh

4618(S): A monitored security event pattern has occurred.

Applies to

  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2016

Subcategory: Audit System Integrity

This event can be generated (invoked) only externally using the following command:

%windir%\system32\rundll32 %windir%\system32\authz.dll,AuthziGenerateAdminAlertAudit OrgEventId ComputerName UserSid UserName UserDomain UserLogonId EventCount Duration

Account must have SeAuditPrivilege (Generate security audits) to be able to generate this event.

  • UserSid is resolved when viewing the event in event viewer.

  • Only OrgEventID, ComputerName, and EventCount are required—others are optional. Fields not specified appear with “-“ in the event description field.

  • If a field doesnt match the expected data type, the event is not generated. (i.e., if EventCount = “XYZ” then no event is generated.)

  • UserSid, UserName, and UserDomain are not related to each other (think SubjectUser fields, where they are)

  • Parameters are space delimited, even if a parameter is enclosed in double-quotes.

  • Here are the expected data types for the parameters:

Parameter Expected Data Type
OrgEventID Ulong
ComputerName String
UserSid SID (in string format)
UserName String
UserDomain String
UserLogonID Luid (a ULongLong converted to Hex in the event)
EventCount Ulong
Duration String
Event 4618 illustration

Event XML:

- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
 <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing" Guid="{54849625-5478-4994-A5BA-3E3B0328C30D}" /> 
 <EventID>4618</EventID> 
 <Version>0</Version> 
 <Level>0</Level> 
 <Task>12290</Task> 
 <Opcode>0</Opcode> 
 <Keywords>0x8020000000000000</Keywords> 
 <TimeCreated SystemTime="2015-11-11T21:42:33.264246700Z" /> 
 <EventRecordID>1198759</EventRecordID> 
 <Correlation /> 
 <Execution ProcessID="500" ThreadID="528" /> 
 <Channel>Security</Channel> 
 <Computer>DC01.contoso.local</Computer> 
 <Security /> 
 </System>
- <EventData>
 <Data Name="EventId">4624</Data> 
 <Data Name="ComputerName">DC01.contoso.local</Data> 
 <Data Name="TargetUserSid">S-1-5-21-3457937927-2839227994-823803824-1104</Data> 
 <Data Name="TargetUserName">dadmin</Data> 
 <Data Name="TargetUserDomain">CONTOSO</Data> 
 <Data Name="TargetLogonId">0x1</Data> 
 <Data Name="EventCount">10</Data> 
 <Data Name="Duration">“Hour"</Data> 
 </EventData>
</Event>

Required Server Roles: None.

Minimum OS Version: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista.

Event Versions: 0.

Security Monitoring Recommendations

For 4618(S): A monitored security event pattern has occurred.

  • This event can be invoked only manually/intentionally, it is up to you how interpret this event depends on information you put inside of it.