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DeviceProcessEvents

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The DeviceProcessEvents table in the advanced hunting schema contains information about process creation and related events. Use this reference to construct queries that return information from this table.

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For detailed information about the events types (ActionType values) supported by a table, use the built-in schema reference available in Microsoft Defender XDR.

For information on other tables in the advanced hunting schema, see the advanced hunting reference.

Column name Data type Description
Timestamp datetime Date and time when the event was recorded
DeviceId string Unique identifier for the device in the service
DeviceName string Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the device
ActionType string Type of activity that triggered the event. See the in-portal schema reference for details.
FileName string Name of the file that the recorded action was applied to
FolderPath string Folder containing the file that the recorded action was applied to
SHA1 string SHA-1 of the file that the recorded action was applied to
SHA256 string SHA-256 of the file that the recorded action was applied to. This field is usually not populated — use the SHA1 column when available.
MD5 string MD5 hash of the file that the recorded action was applied to
FileSize long Size of the file in bytes
ProcessVersionInfoCompanyName string Company name from the version information of the newly created process
ProcessVersionInfoProductName string Product name from the version information of the newly created process
ProcessVersionInfoProductVersion string Product version from the version information of the newly created process
ProcessVersionInfoInternalFileName string Internal file name from the version information of the newly created process
ProcessVersionInfoOriginalFileName string Original file name from the version information of the newly created process
ProcessVersionInfoFileDescription string Description from the version information of the newly created process
ProcessId long Process ID (PID) of the newly created process
ProcessCommandLine string Command line used to create the new process
ProcessIntegrityLevel string Integrity level of the newly created process. Windows assigns integrity levels to processes based on certain characteristics, such as if they were launched from an internet downloaded. These integrity levels influence permissions to resources.
ProcessTokenElevation string Indicates the type of token elevation applied to the newly created process. Possible values: TokenElevationTypeLimited (restricted), TokenElevationTypeDefault (standard), and TokenElevationTypeFull (elevated)
ProcessCreationTime datetime Date and time the process was created
AccountDomain string Domain of the account
AccountName string User name of the account; if the device is registered in Microsoft Entra ID, the Entra ID user name of the account might be shown instead
AccountSid string Security Identifier (SID) of the account
AccountUpn string User principal name (UPN) of the account; if the device is registered in Microsoft Entra ID, the Entra ID UPN of the account might be shown instead
AccountObjectId string Unique identifier for the account in Microsoft Entra ID
LogonId long Identifier for a logon session. This identifier is unique on the same device only between restarts.
InitiatingProcessAccountDomain string Domain of the account that ran the process responsible for the event
InitiatingProcessAccountName string User name of the account that ran the process responsible for the event; if the device is registered in Microsoft Entra ID, the Entra ID user name of the account that ran the process responsible for the event might be shown instead
InitiatingProcessAccountSid string Security Identifier (SID) of the account that ran the process responsible for the event
InitiatingProcessAccountUpn string User principal name (UPN) of the account that ran the process responsible for the event; if the device is registered in Microsoft Entra ID, the Entra ID UPN of the account that ran the process responsible for the event might be shown instead
InitiatingProcessAccountObjectId string Microsoft Entra object ID of the user account that ran the process responsible for the event
InitiatingProcessLogonId long Identifier for a logon session of the process that initiated the event. This identifier is unique on the same device only between restarts.
InitiatingProcessIntegrityLevel string Integrity level of the process that initiated the event. Windows assigns integrity levels to processes based on certain characteristics, such as if they were launched from an internet download. These integrity levels influence permissions to resources.
InitiatingProcessTokenElevation string Token type indicating the presence or absence of User Access Control (UAC) privilege elevation applied to the process that initiated the event
InitiatingProcessSHA1 string SHA-1 hash of the process (image file) that initiated the event
InitiatingProcessSHA256 string SHA-256 of the process (image file) that initiated the event. This field is usually not populated — use the SHA1 column when available.
InitiatingProcessMD5 string MD5 hash of the process (image file) that initiated the event
InitiatingProcessFileName string Name of the process that initiated the event
InitiatingProcessFileSize long Size of the file that ran the process responsible for the event
InitiatingProcessVersionInfoCompanyName string Company name from the version information of the process (image file) responsible for the event
InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductName string Product name from the version information of the process (image file) responsible for the event
InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductVersion string Product version from the version information of the process (image file) responsible for the event
InitiatingProcessVersionInfoInternalFileName string Internal file name from the version information of the process (image file) responsible for the event
InitiatingProcessVersionInfoOriginalFileName string Original file name from the version information of the process (image file) responsible for the event
InitiatingProcessVersionInfoFileDescription string Description from the version information of the process (image file) responsible for the event
InitiatingProcessId long Process ID (PID) of the process that initiated the event
InitiatingProcessCommandLine string Command line used to run the process that initiated the event
InitiatingProcessCreationTime datetime Date and time when the process that initiated the event was started
InitiatingProcessFolderPath string Folder containing the process (image file) that initiated the event
InitiatingProcessParentId long Process ID (PID) of the parent process that spawned the process responsible for the event
InitiatingProcessParentFileName string Name of the parent process that spawned the process responsible for the event
InitiatingProcessParentCreationTime datetime Date and time when the parent of the process responsible for the event was started
InitiatingProcessSignerType string Type of file signer of the process (image file) that initiated the event
InitiatingProcessSignatureStatus string Information about the signature status of the process (image file) that initiated the event
ReportId long Event identifier based on a repeating counter. To identify unique events, this column must be used in conjunction with the DeviceName and Timestamp columns.
AppGuardContainerId string Identifier for the virtualized container used by Application Guard to isolate browser activity
AdditionalFields string Additional information about the event in JSON array format

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