Event ID 4945 - A rule was listed when the Windows Firewall started
Event ID | 4945 |
Category | Policy change |
Sub category | MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change |
Description | A rule was listed when the Windows Firewall started |
This log data gives the following information:
Profile Used |
Rule
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Why event ID 4945 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
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Event 4945 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 4945 in Windows Server 2003 and older are 849 and 850.
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