Windows 10: Event 4672, Special Logon

Discus and support Event 4672, Special Logon in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Why would this event be shown in my logs. No one else has had access or been given access to my pc. I will attach the event records: Log Name:... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Erfngel1, Dec 3, 2019.

  1. ERFNGEL1
    Erfngel1 Win User

    Event 4672, Special Logon


    Why would this event be shown in my logs. No one else has had access or been given access to my pc.


    I will attach the event records:


    Log Name: Security

    Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing

    Date: 12/3/2019 3:55:00 AM

    Event ID: 4672

    Task Category: Special Logon

    Level: Information

    Keywords: Audit Success

    User: N/A

    Computer:

    Description:

    Special privileges assigned to new logon.



    Subject:

    Security ID: SYSTEM

    Account Name: SYSTEM

    Account Domain: NT AUTHORITY

    Logon ID: 0x3E7



    Privileges: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege

    SeTcbPrivilege

    SeSecurityPrivilege

    SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege

    SeLoadDriverPrivilege

    SeBackupPrivilege

    SeRestorePrivilege

    SeDebugPrivilege

    SeAuditPrivilege

    SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege

    SeImpersonatePrivilege

    SeDelegateSessionUserImpersonatePrivilege

    Event Xml:

    <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

    <System>

    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing" Guid="{54849625-5478-4994-a5ba-3e3b0328c30d}" />

    <EventID>4672</EventID>

    <Version>0</Version>

    <Level>0</Level>

    <Task>12548</Task>

    <Opcode>0</Opcode>

    <Keywords>0x8020000000000000</Keywords>

    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2019-12-03T11:55:00.280502200Z" />

    <EventRecordID>8680324</EventRecordID>

    <Correlation ActivityID="{1b47e864-a4f5-0005-76e8-471bf5a4d501}" />

    <Execution ProcessID="884" ThreadID="23764" />

    <Channel>Security</Channel>

    <Computer></Computer>

    <Security />

    </System>

    <EventData>

    <Data Name="SubjectUserSid">S-1-5-18</Data>

    <Data Name="SubjectUserName">SYSTEM</Data>

    <Data Name="SubjectDomainName">NT AUTHORITY</Data>

    <Data Name="SubjectLogonId">0x3e7</Data>

    <Data Name="PrivilegeList">SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege

    SeTcbPrivilege

    SeSecurityPrivilege

    SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege

    SeLoadDriverPrivilege

    SeBackupPrivilege

    SeRestorePrivilege

    SeDebugPrivilege

    SeAuditPrivilege

    SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege

    SeImpersonatePrivilege

    SeDelegateSessionUserImpersonatePrivilege</Data>

    </EventData>

    </Event>

    :)
     
    Erfngel1, Dec 3, 2019
    #1
  2. AMIT_SUN
    Amit_Sun Win User

    Events 4672 & 4624 Win 10 Freezes - special LOGON ?

    Hi,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    1. Are you on a domain network?
    2. May I know the make and the model number of your system?

    The event logs you have provided seems to be the security logs that is generated when you login to your system. For more information on the event that was generated, you can check
    4672(S): Special privileges assigned to new logon.

    The Windows error logs will be located at Event Viewer > Windows Logs > System.

    Please follow the step below and check if it works for you.

    Step: Improve Windows 10 Performance.

    Try some of the following suggestions to help
    make your Windows 10 PC run better    . The steps are listed in order, so start with the first one, see if that fixes the problem, and then continue to the next one if it doesn’t.

    Note: The last step on the article contains Windows Reset, I suggest you not to perform Windows reset, as there is a change your data and applications will be wiped and also
    the OS will reverted back to previous version you upgraded from.

    If the issue still persists, please reply to this post with more information so that we can identify the root cause of this issue and assist you further.

    Hope it helps.

    Amit Sunar

    Microsoft Community – Moderator
     
    Amit_Sun, Dec 3, 2019
    #2
  3. KALPANA SHANKARAPPA
    Kalpana Shankarappa Win User
    SPECIAL LOGON in Event Log

    Hi Emeline,

    Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

    • When you say special logon, what are you referring to?
    • What do you mean by private browser window?

    Refer the link below for more information about event logs or viewer:

    Event
    viewer-- What is going on in your computer

    Please get back to us with the required information to assist you further.
     
    Kalpana Shankarappa, Dec 3, 2019
    #3
  4. EMELINE419
    Emeline419 Win User

    Event 4672, Special Logon

    SPECIAL LOGON in Event Log

    Could these SPECIAL LOGON events be from when I AM USING a 'Private browser window'??? Or is it really someone trying to hack in... ALSO in the Event Log it shows an 'Audit Success' immediately following... so does that mean ,y computer is still SAFE????
     
    Emeline419, Dec 3, 2019
    #4
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