Event Viewer is a component of Windows that lets administrators view event logs on local and remote machines. It maintains logs about program, security, and system events that can be used for troubleshooting. These logs include application logs generated by apps, system logs from installed services, and security logs recording logon attempts and resource access. Event Viewer contains information about errors, warnings, user actions, and login successes or failures. However, scammers may use minor errors in Event Viewer to trick users into thinking their computer has critical problems.

1. Event Viewer
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2. What is an Event Viewer?
• Event Viewer is a component of Microsoft's Windows operating system that lets
administrators and users view the event logs on a local or remote machine.
• The Event Viewer maintains logs about program, security and system events in our
computer which are used to troubleshoot issues on a Windows-based system
• It contains many type of logs in which the following are considered important
 System log
 Security log
 Application log
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4. Types of Windows logs
• Application logs:
These are the logs which are generated by the drivers and built-in
interface elements to run an app.
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6. Types of Windows logs
• System logs:
These are the logs generated from the services which are installed in
the computer.
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8. Types of Windows logs
• Security logs:
The logs generated during logon, any attempted logon failures and
resource access are listed in this.
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10. Types of Event
• Error - A failed service or function that affects process
• Warning - A failed service or function but that does not affect process
• Information - It contains the details about what happens when a user
does something in the system.
• Success Audit - It contains information about the privileges/rights
assigned to a user after successful login
• Failure Audit - It is the log of an failed user logon
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11. Possible disadvantage
• Due to the Event Viewer's routine reporting of minor start-up and
processing errors, the software is frequently used by technical support
scammers to trick the victim into thinking that their computer contains
critical errors requiring immediate technical support
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