Policy Change Event: 852

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Process Tracking » Policy Change Event: 852

Event ID 852 – A change has been made to the Windows Firewall port exception list.

Event ID 852
Category Policy Change
Type Success Audit

Any change made to the Windows Firewall port exception list triggers event 852. The change in the list can be of any type—it can be the addition, modification, or deletion of a port exception. These changes are generally instituted by an administrator or a group policy refresh.

This log data provides the following information:

  • Policy Origin
  • Profile Changed
  • Interface
  • Change Type
  • New Settings - Name
  • New Settings - Port Number
  • New Settings - Protocol
  • New Settings - State
  • New Settings - Scope
  • Old Settings - Name
  • Old Settings - Port Number
  • Old Settings - Protocol
  • Old Settings - State
  • Old Settings - Scope

Why does event ID 852 need to be monitored?

  • To monitor the new port exceptions which were created locally
  • To monitor the port exception modifications which were carried out locally
  • To monitor all the deletions of Firewall port exceptions which were done locally

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Event 852 applies to the following operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2000
  • Windows 2003 and XP

Corresponding event IDs in Windows 2008 and Windows Vista are 4946, 4947, and 4948.