Sysmon Microsoft
winget install --id=Microsoft.Sysinternals.Sysmon -e System Monitor (Sysmon) is a Windows system service and device driver that, once installed on a system, remains resident across system reboots to monitor and log system activity to the Windows event log.
System Monitor (Sysmon) is a Windows system service and device driver designed to monitor and log system activity across reboots. It captures detailed information about process creation, network connections, file modifications, and other critical events, logging them to the Windows event log for analysis.
Key Features:
- Tracks process creation with full command lines for both current and parent processes.
- Records hashes of process image files using SHA1 (default), MD5, SHA256, or IMPHASH.
- Correlates events through a unique Process GUID and Session GUID.
- Logs network connections with source/destination IP addresses, port numbers, and hostnames.
- Detects changes to file creation times to identify potential tampering.
Audience & Benefit: Ideal for IT administrators, security professionals, and organizations seeking enhanced visibility into system activity. Sysmon helps identify malicious or anomalous behavior, enabling better threat detection and understanding of intruder tactics. It can be installed via winget for seamless integration into existing environments.