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win:security 4689

A process has exited.

Log source
Windows Security event log
Host type
Windows (workstation, member server, domain controller)
How to enable
Advanced Audit Policy: Detailed Tracking > Audit Process Termination
Audit category
Detailed Tracking
Audit subcategory
Audit Process Termination
Tier, host type
Recommended
Techniques
0
Rules depending on it
none

Why this tier

NSA

By role

Techniques it helps detect

No ATT&CK analytic names this event. Its standing comes from the standards and rules below.

Rules that depend on it

No vendor rule names this event or source directly.

Standards and guidance naming it

RequirementRelationBasis
NSA: Recommended Windows events to forwardEvent Forwarding Guidance (RecommendedEvents.csv)Names this eventApplication Whitelisting: Process Terminated
Microsoft: Events to monitor with potential criticalityAppendix L: Events to Monitor (Windows Server AD DS best practices)Names this eventpotential criticality Low: A process has exited.

Dataset version 0.5.3, built 2026-11-08, from public sources only. Vendor rule names, requirement text and ATT&CK content are reproduced as published; the links between them are the authors' analysis. See the references for each source, its version and its license.