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OSSEC / HIDS Rule 59207
- Rule family: OSSEC / HIDS
- Rule ID: 59207
- Definition status: Present in current source
- Alert message / subject: Microsoft: Failed attempt to perform a privileged service.
- Rule level: 0
- Definition checked: 2026-10-21
- Alert behavior: Internal grouping or suppressed event; dependent rules may still alert.
Interpretation and response
Windows reported a failed attempt to perform a privileged service. Check the user, requested privilege and expected administrative activity.
An OSSEC/HIDS event records or correlates activity. Blocking depends on the originating application and any separately configured Active Response policy; an alert alone does not prove that an attack was blocked.
The historical prose described use of a privilege without distinguishing the failure reported by the current rule.
Documentation
The following guidance was migrated from the historical wiki and reviewed against the rule definition. Legacy ASL product names and interface instructions refer to the versions documented then. Use the current metadata above and your installed configuration when interpreting thresholds, notification settings and response behavior.
Description
Windows reported a failed attempt to perform a privileged service. Check the user, requested privilege and expected administrative activity.
What you should do
Review the event and expected administrative activity. The earlier instructions under this heading applied to the historical description; use the current interpretation above.
Troubleshooting
False Positives
Review the event and expected administrative activity. The earlier instructions under this heading applied to the historical description; use the current interpretation above.
Tuning Guidance
Review the event and expected administrative activity. The earlier instructions under this heading applied to the historical description; use the current interpretation above.
Additional Information
Support
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Outside References
Source and revision
Migrated from HIDS_59207, wiki page 779, revision 6140 (20201022). Documentation review: 2026-10-21. An archived wiki status of Active is not a current deployment status.
For assistance, provide the rule ID, installed product and rule version, and a sanitized event to Atomicorp support .