Winlogbeat is a program for shipping event logs to a desired destination. Users can collect various types of Windows, applications, security and other events for analysis.
Getting started
No installation is required to utilize this tool. All you need to do is to open a downloaded package, extract the main folder and edit winlogbeat.yml configuration file. Afterwards, you may launch PowerShell and run the program to specify the location of your log files.
How it works
The application is a free data shipper that allows users to collect Windows event logs and check information about hardware and software activities on an operating system. It is possible to gather necessary files and directly send the statistics to Elasticsearch or Logstash to identify potential issues and threats.
There is an option to collect system, application and security events. You can customize the settings and gather specific log types. Once you finish the process of checking the PC, you are able to save the data in JSON format.
What makes Winlogbeat convenient is that the program does not use much RAM or cause performance issues while collecting the logs. It is possible to run scripts on your command line without having a large impact on system resources.
Features
- allows to collect and ship various log data files;
- integrates with other products of Elastic platform;
- possible to gather and analyze applications, system and security events;
- free to download and use;
- compatible with modern Windows versions.
