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Windows Event ID 4673 - A privileged service was called

Event ID 4673
Category Privilege use
Description Privileged Service Called

Windows logs event ID 4673 to register that a user has a set of special privileges when the user logs in.

This log data gives the following information:

Subject
  • Security ID
  • Account Name
  • Account Domain
  • Logon ID
Service
  • Server Name
  • Service Name
Process
  • Process ID
  • Process Name
Service Request Information
  • Privileges

Why event ID 4673 needs to be monitored?

  • Prevention of privilege abuse
  • Detection of potential malicious activity
  • Operational purposes like getting information on user activity like user attendance, peak logon times, etc.
  • Compliance mandates

Pro tip:

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Event 4673 applies to the following operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1
  • Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10
  • Corresponding event ID for 4673 in Windows Server 2003 and older is 577

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