A process accessed a file, folder or other object whose audit is enabled.
Source of event
Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing — Security category.
Possible causes
- Reading or legitimate modification
- Administrative access
- Suspicious activity according to object
Verifications to be carried out
- Identify Object Name
- Read Accesses
- Identify Process Name and Account
Commands
Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName='Security'; Id=4663} -MaxEvents 50Key takeaways
An Event ID must always be interpreted with its source, its full message, its timing and the context of the system. The same number may exist in several providers of events.