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# WinEventLog

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## Overview{% #overview %}

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Windows Event Log captures authentication, process creation, and account management events.

What this pack does:

- Parses logon, process, and account events by EventCode
- Extracts user, IP, logon type, and command line fields
- Drops non-security event codes