Event ID 808 — The print spooler failed to load a plug-in module PluginDllName, error code ErrorCode.
Description
The print spooler failed to load a plug-in module PluginDllName, error code ErrorCode. See the event user data for context information.
Message #
Fields #
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
PluginDllName UnicodeString | — |
ErrorCode HexInt32 | — |
Context Int16 | — |
Example Event #
{
"system": {
"provider": "Microsoft-Windows-PrintService",
"guid": "747EF6FD-E535-4D16-B510-42C90F6873A1",
"event_source_name": "",
"event_id": 808,
"version": 0,
"level": 2,
"task": 36,
"opcode": 12,
"keywords": 9223372036854906880,
"time_created": "2021-10-27T10:28:26.322960Z",
"event_record_id": 12,
"correlation": {
"#attributes": {
"ActivityID": "8811EC75-6F9C-4103-BB8A-EEED31FA139D"
}
},
"execution": {
"process_id": 1656,
"thread_id": 1572
},
"channel": "Microsoft-Windows-PrintService/Admin",
"computer": "FS03.offsec.lan",
"security": {
"user_id": "S-1-5-21-4230534742-2542757381-3142984815-1111"
}
},
"user_data": {
"LoadPluginFailed": {
"#attributes": {
"xmlns": "http://manifests.microsoft.com/win/2005/08/windows/printing/spooler/core/events"
},
"PluginDllName": "C:\\Windows\\system32\\spool\\DRIVERS\\x64\\3mimispool.dll",
"ErrorCode": "0x7e",
"Context": 110
}
}
}
Detection Patterns #
References #
- Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/printing/event-ids-associated-point-print-restrictions
- Example event sourced from https://github.com/Yamato-Security/hayabusa-sample-evtx