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  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

The miscellaneous device events or DeviceEvents table in the advanced hunting schema contains information about various event types, including events triggered by security controls, such as Microsoft Defender Antivirus and exploit protection. 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
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
RemoteUrl string URL or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) that was being connected to
RemoteDeviceName string Name of the device that performed a remote operation on the affected device. Depending on the event being reported, this name could be a fully-qualified domain name (FQDN), a NetBIOS name, or a host name without domain information.
ProcessId long Process ID (PID) of the newly created process
ProcessCommandLine string Command line used to create the new process
ProcessCreationTime datetime Date and time the process was created
ProcessTokenElevation string Indicates the type of token elevation applied to the newly created process. Possible values: TokenElevationTypeLimited (restricted), TokenElevationTypeDefault (standard), and TokenElevationTypeFull (elevated)
LogonId long Identifier for a logon session. This identifier is unique on the same device only between restarts.
RegistryKey string Registry key that the recorded action was applied to
RegistryValueName string Name of the registry value that the recorded action was applied to
RegistryValueData string Data of the registry value that the recorded action was applied to
RemoteIP string IP address that was being connected to
RemotePort int TCP port on the remote device that was being connected to
LocalIP string IP address assigned to the local device used during communication
LocalPort int TCP port on the local device used during communication
FileOriginUrl string URL where the file was downloaded from
FileOriginIP string IP address where the file was downloaded from
InitiatingProcessSHA1 string SHA-1 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
InitiatingProcessFolderPath string Folder containing the process (image file) that initiated 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
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
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
InitiatingProcessParentId long Process ID (PID) of the parent process that spawned the process responsible for the event
InitiatingProcessParentFileName string Name or full path 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
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.
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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