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The Windows XML Event Log (EVTX) format was introduces in [[Windows|Windows Vista]] as a replacement for the [[Windows Event Log (EVT)]] format. | The Windows XML Event Log (EVTX) format was introduces in [[Windows|Windows Vista]] as a replacement for the [[Windows Event Log (EVT)]] format. | ||
| − | Windows | + | == Event Viewer == |
| + | On Windows the event logs can be managed with "Event Viewer" (eventvwr.msc) or "Windows Events Command Line Utility" (wevtutil.exe). Event Viewer can represent the EVTX files in both "general view" (or formatted view) and "details view" (which has both a "friendly view" and "XML view"). Note that the formatted view can hide significant event data that is stored in the event record and can be seen in the detailed view. | ||
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| + | If you export an event log from Event Viewer additional "display information" can be exported. This display information is stored in a corresponding file named: | ||
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| + | LocaleMetaData\%FILENAME%_%LCID%.MTA | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | Where LCID is the "locale identifier" [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964664.aspx]. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
=== File Format === | === File Format === | ||
| − | * [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc231282(v=prot.10).aspx EventLog Remoting Protocol Version 6.0 Specification] | + | * [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc231282(v=prot.10).aspx EventLog Remoting Protocol Version 6.0 Specification], by [[Microsoft]] |
| + | * [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc231354.aspx Simple BinXml Example], by [[Microsoft]] | ||
* [http://computer.forensikblog.de/mt/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=3&tag=Evtx&limit=20 int for(ensic){blog;} - results tagged Evtx], by [[Andreas Schuster]] | * [http://computer.forensikblog.de/mt/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=3&tag=Evtx&limit=20 int for(ensic){blog;} - results tagged Evtx], by [[Andreas Schuster]] | ||
* [http://www.dfrws.org/2007/proceedings/p65-schuster_pres.pdf Introducing the Microsoft Vista Event Log File Format], by [[Andreas Schuster]] in 2007 | * [http://www.dfrws.org/2007/proceedings/p65-schuster_pres.pdf Introducing the Microsoft Vista Event Log File Format], by [[Andreas Schuster]] in 2007 | ||
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=== Event Identifiers === | === Event Identifiers === | ||
* [http://eventid.net/ EventID.net] | * [http://eventid.net/ EventID.net] | ||
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| + | === Windows Vista/2008 === | ||
| + | * [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947226 Description of security events in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008] | ||
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| + | === Windows 7 === | ||
| + | * [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee412263.aspx Core OS Events in Windows 7, Part 1] | ||
| + | * [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee358703.aspx Core Instrumentation Events in Windows 7, Part 2] | ||
== Tools == | == Tools == | ||
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The Windows XML Event Log (EVTX) format was introduces in Windows Vista as a replacement for the Windows Event Log (EVT) format.
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Event Viewer
On Windows the event logs can be managed with "Event Viewer" (eventvwr.msc) or "Windows Events Command Line Utility" (wevtutil.exe). Event Viewer can represent the EVTX files in both "general view" (or formatted view) and "details view" (which has both a "friendly view" and "XML view"). Note that the formatted view can hide significant event data that is stored in the event record and can be seen in the detailed view.
If you export an event log from Event Viewer additional "display information" can be exported. This display information is stored in a corresponding file named:
LocaleMetaData\%FILENAME%_%LCID%.MTA
Where LCID is the "locale identifier" [1].
See Also
External Links
File Format
- EventLog Remoting Protocol Version 6.0 Specification, by Microsoft
- Simple BinXml Example, by Microsoft
- int for(ensic){blog;} - results tagged Evtx, by Andreas Schuster
- Introducing the Microsoft Vista Event Log File Format, by Andreas Schuster in 2007
- Linking Event Messages and Resource DLLs, by Andreas Schuster in 2010
- Windows XML Event Log (EVTX) format, by the libevtx project
