QuestionQ26

VerifiedForensics Investigation and Malware Analysis

A SOC analyst receives an alert that the system time on a critical Windows server was changed at 3:00 AM. No maintenance tasks are scheduled at that time. Unauthorized time changes can help evade security controls, including by changing timestamps to conceal malicious activity. The analyst must identify the relevant event codes that record system time changes and associated suspicious behavior. Which of the following Windows Security Event Codes should the analyst review to investigate possible tampering?

Explanation

Windows Security Event ID 4616 records that the system time was changed. Event ID 4618 records that a monitored security event pattern occurred, making the pair relevant to investigating a potentially unauthorized time modification and related security activity.

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