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7045 — A service was installed
Log: System
High risk
A new service was installed on the system (System log). It is one of the most reliable signals of persistence and remote execution: tools like PsExec create a temporary service. Review the service name and its binary path.
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7040
7040 — Service start type changed 4697
4697 — A service was installed (Security) 4698
4698 — A scheduled task was created 4699
4699 — A scheduled task was deleted 4700
4700 — A scheduled task was enabled 4702
4702 — A scheduled task was updated
7040 — Service start type changed 4697
4697 — A service was installed (Security) 4698
4698 — A scheduled task was created 4699
4699 — A scheduled task was deleted 4700
4700 — A scheduled task was enabled 4702
4702 — A scheduled task was updated
Original descriptions based on Microsoft's public documentation. IDs and fields may vary with the Windows version and the active audit policy.