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Event ID 7045: A service was installed in the system (System)

What this Event ID actually records on disk, the EventData fields worth reading first, and where it sits in a DFIR triage workflow.

Channel
System
Provider
Windows\System
Triage notes
MITRE T1543.003. PsExec signature when ImagePath is %SystemRoot%\PSEXESVC.exe.

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