HowTo #1 : Manipulation of Windows log files (EN)
Hello everyone, here we are, the first article in a series where I will present you small tips to save time everyday on cybersecurity subjects. Today, we will see how to easily manipulate Windows logs with Powershell.
If you have already used the event viewer on Windows, you may have noticed several limitations. First, event viewer can be very slow when you try opening big files with a lot of events. Second, you cannot properly do advanced filtering such as regex.
So, that’s why I have decided to try out Powershell, which includes cmdlet specially for Windows logs file. Furthermore, one of the positive points of using Powershell is automation and scripting.