Event ID 4953 — A rule has been ignored by Windows Firewall because it could not parse the rule.
Description
Windows Firewall ignored a rule because it could not be parsed.
Message #
Fields #
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Profile UnicodeString | Profile |
ReasonForRejection UnicodeString | Reason for Rejection |
RuleId UnicodeString | [Rule] ID |
RuleName UnicodeString | [Rule] Name |
Example Event #
{
"system": {
"provider": "Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing",
"guid": "54849625-5478-4994-A5BA-3E3B0328C30D",
"event_source_name": "",
"event_id": 4953,
"version": 0,
"level": 0,
"task": 13571,
"opcode": 0,
"keywords": 9227875636482146304,
"time_created": "2022-04-04T13:11:19.737706+00:00",
"event_record_id": 25625,
"correlation": {
"ActivityID": "7377737E-4825-0000-C974-77732548D801"
},
"execution": {
"process_id": 612,
"thread_id": 668
},
"channel": "Security",
"computer": "WIN-TKC15D7KHUR",
"security": {
"user_id": ""
}
},
"event_data": {
"Profile": "All",
"ReasonForRejection": "An error occurred.",
"RuleId": "MDEServer-1",
"RuleName": "-"
},
"message": ""
}
References #
- Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4953
- Microsoft Learn Audit Policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/auditing/audit-mpssvc-rule-level-policy-change
- Ultimate Windows Security https://www.ultimatewindowssecurity.com/securitylog/encyclopedia/event.aspx?eventid=4953
- Example event sourced from https://github.com/NextronSystems/evtx-baseline