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Windows DFIR
  • Introduction
  • Windows Artifacts
    • Windows Quick Tips
      • Windows Command Line
      • Workstation File/Folder Locations
      • Server File/Folder Locations
    • Account Usage
      • Authentications SAM Artifacts
        • Last Login
        • Last Failed Login
        • Last Password Change
      • Authentications (Windows Event Log)
        • Logon ID
      • Group Membership
        • Event ID: 4798
        • Event ID: 4799
      • RDP
        • Source System Artifacts - Quick Reference
        • Destination System Artifacts - Quick Reference
      • SSH
      • Rouge Local Accounts
      • CrowdStrike Searches
        • Event Name - UserLogon
        • Event Name - UserLogonFailed
        • Event Name - UserLogonFailed2
        • Event Name - SsoApplicationAccess
    • Browser Usage
      • History & Downloads
        • Viewing History Files - DB Browser
        • Transition Types
      • Auto-Complete Data
      • Bookmarks
      • Browser Preferences
      • Cache
      • Cookies
      • Extensions
      • Super Cookies (HTML5 Web Storage)
      • Media History
      • Private Browsing
      • Session Restore
      • Stored Credentials
      • Suggested/Frequent Sites
      • DB Browser Queries
        • Firefox
        • Chrome
        • Media History
      • PowerShell Scripts
        • Browser Extension Finder
        • Browser History Finder
    • Processes
      • at.exe
      • explorer.exe
      • lsass.exe
      • lsaiso.exe
      • PuTTy.exe
        • X11 Forwarding
      • runtimebroker.exe
      • services.exe
      • smss.exe
      • System
      • svchost.exe
        • Services
      • winlogon.exe
      • wininit.exe
    • Cloud Storage
    • Deleted File or File Knowledge
      • WordWheelQuery (Win 7+)
      • ACMRU (Win XP)
      • Internet Explorer file:///
      • Last Visited MRU
      • Thumbs.db (Win XP)
      • Thumbcache
      • Recycle Bin
      • User Typed Paths
      • Windows Search Database
    • File Download
      • Zone.Identifer
      • Open/Save Most Recently Used (MRU)
      • Email
      • Drive By Downloads
        • Malvertising
      • Web Browsing
        • Cache Files
      • CrowdStrike Searches
        • MoTW
    • Folder/File Opening/Creation
      • Recent Files
      • Office Recent Files
      • Shell Bags
      • .lnk Files
      • Jump Lists
        • AppIDs
      • Prefetch
      • Index.dat file://
      • PowerShell Scripts
        • .lnk Files
    • Persistence
      • Registry
        • NTUSER.DAT & HKU\SID
        • Run and Run Once
        • Shell Folders and UserInit Key
        • Services
        • Logon Scripts
        • Office Add-ins
        • Winlogon Shell
        • Image File Execution Options (IFEO)
        • AppInit_DLLs
        • Scheduled Tasks
      • Scheduled Tasks
        • Scheduled Task Destination System Artifacts
        • Scheduled Task Source System Artifacts
      • Startup
      • Tool: AutoRuns
      • Accounts
      • WMI Event Consumers
        • WMI: Source System Artifacts
        • WMI: Destination System Artifacts
        • WMI: PowerShell Analysis
      • PowerShell Scripts
        • Startup Programs
      • CrowdStrike Searches
        • Files Written to Startup Folder
        • Files Written to Startup Folder from the Internet
        • Local Account Creation/Deletion
        • Azure Account Creation/Deletion
        • Scheduled Tasks
    • Physical Location
      • Time zone
      • Wireless SSID
      • Network History (Vista/Win7–11)
      • Cookies
      • Browser Search Terms
    • Program Execution
      • Prefetch
        • Decoding Prefetch Files with Eric Zimmerman's PECmd Tool
      • BAM/DAM
      • CapabilityAccessManager
      • UserAssist
      • Last Visited MRU
      • RunMRU
      • MUI Cache
      • ShimCache
      • Amcache
      • Jump Lists
    • Shadow Copies
      • VSC Permissions
      • Event ID 8193: Volume Shadow Copy Service Error
    • USB Usage
      • Key Identification
      • Drive Letter and Volume Name
      • Connection Timestamps
      • User
      • Volume Name
      • Plug & Play Event Log
    • Windows Services
      • DoSvc (Delivery Optimization)
    • System Information
    • Event IDs
      • Authentication / Account
        • 4624 - Authentication Success
          • Logon Types
        • 4625 - Authentication Failure
          • SubStatus Codes
        • 4634 - Account Logoff
        • 4648 - Explicit Credentials Success
        • 4672 - Special Privileges
        • 4720 - Account Creation
        • 4722 - Account Enabled
        • 4732 - Addition to Local Group
        • 4738 - Account Changed
        • 4776 - Kerberos Authentication Attempt
          • Substatus Codes
        • 4771 - Kerberos Failure
        • 4768
      • File System
        • 1006
        • 4688 - Process Created
        • 4663
        • 4656
        • 6416
        • 20001
        • 20003
  • Windows DFIR & MITTR
    • Initial Access
      • Content Injection
      • Drive-by Compromise
        • Watering Hole Attack
        • Microsoft Files (Payload Execution)
        • Exploit Delivery
        • Viewing Browser History Files
      • Phishing
    • Execution
    • Persistence
    • Privilege Escalation
    • Defense Evasion
    • Credential Access
      • Logon ID
    • Discovery
    • Lateral Movement
    • Collection
    • Command and Control
    • Exfiltration
    • Impact
  • SOC Related
    • Cached Credentials
    • Domain Controller Password Spraying
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  1. Windows Artifacts
  2. Event IDs
  3. Authentication / Account
  4. 4624 - Authentication Success

Logon Types

Logon Events provide very specific information regarding the nature of account authorizations on a system. In addition to date, time, username, hostname, and success/failure status of a logon, Logon Events also enable us to determine by exactly what means a logon was attempted.

Location
%SYSTEM ROOT%\System32\winevt\logs\Security.evtx

Event ID 4624

Logon Type
Explanation

2

Logon via console

3

Network Logon

4

Batch Logon

5

Windows Service Logon

7

Credentials used to unlock screen; RDP session reconnect.

8

Network logon sending credentials (cleartext)

9

Different credentials used than logged on user

10

Remote interactive logon (RDP)

11

Cached credentials used to logon

12

Cached remote interactive (similar to Type 10)

13

Cached unlock (similar to Type 7)

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