Sysmon

Sysmon is a powerful Microsoft application designed to monitor system status and events in detail. Ideal for IT professionals and security experts, Sysmon tracks various system events such as process creation, network connections, and file operations. Installation is straightforward via the command line: simply open CMD.exe as an administrator, navigate to the program's directory, and execute the command `sysmon -i`. Once installed, Sysmon logs can be accessed through the Windows Event Viewer under Applications and Services Logs/Microsoft/Windows/Sysmon/Operational. The tool captures a wide range of events, including: - Process creation and termination - File creation, deletion, and time changes - Network connections - Driver and image loads - Registry modifications - Named pipeline events - WMI activities - DNS queries - Clipboard changes - Process tampering Sysmon provides comprehensive monitoring to enhance system security and operational awareness, making it an essential tool for maintaining robust IT infrastructure.