Windows Security Log Event ID 4757

4757: A member was removed from a security-enabled universal group

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• Description of this event
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The user in Subject: removed the user/group/computer in Member: from the Universal Security group in Group:.

This event is only logged on domain controllers.

In Active Directory Users and Computers "Security Enabled" groups are simply referred to as Security groups. AD has 2 types of groups: Security and Distribution. Distribution (security disabled) groups are for distribution lists in Exchange and cannot be assigned permissions or rights. Security (security enabled) groups can be used for permissions, rights and as distribution lists.

Universal group may have members from any trusted domain.

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Description Fields in 4757

Subject:

The user and logon session that performed the action.

• Security ID:  The SID of the account.
• Account Name: The account logon name.
• Account Domain: The domain or - in the case of local accounts - computer name.
• Logon ID is a semi-unique (unique between reboots) number that identifies the logon session.  Logon ID allows you to correlate backwards to the logon event (4624) as well as with other events logged during the same logon session.

Member:

• Security ID: The SID of the group's member
• Account Name: The distinguished name of the group's member

Group:

• Security ID: The SID of the affected group
• Group Name: Name of affected group
• Group Domain: Domain of affected group

Additional Information:

• Privileges: always "-"

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