The journal in electronic form is a systematized collection of data available for viewing on a PC. In the Windows operating system, various logs are kept, with the help of which the user can assess the state of the system, its security, and obtain information about applications.
Instructions
Step 1
To view the security log, you need to invoke the Windows Firewall component. To do this, press the Windows key with the flag or the "Start" button on the taskbar and select "Control Panel" from the menu - a new window will open. Select the "Security Center" category in it and click on the "Windows Firewall" icon.
Step 2
In the dialog box that opens, go to the "Advanced" tab, click the "Options" button in the "Security Logging" group. In the new window, set the markers in the "Record missed packets" and / or "Record successful connections" fields. Save the new settings.
Step 3
Subsequently, follow the path described above to view the log. In the "Log Settings" window, click on the "Browse" button and right-click on the pfirewall.log file. In the context menu, select the "Open" command.
Step 4
To view the entries in the event log, use the "Start" button to call the "Control Panel". In the Performance and Maintenance category, select the Administration icon. Left-click on the Event Viewer icon.
Step 5
A new dialog box will open. On its left side there will be a list of available logs: "Application", "Security", "System" and so on. To open a particular journal, select the corresponding item in the left part with the left mouse button. The information contained in the selected log will be displayed in the right part of the window.
Step 6
In order to view complete information about a specific event in the log, double-click on its name with the left mouse button. In an additional window that opens, you will receive the information you are interested in. To close the window for viewing events from the log or the log itself, click the button in the form of an [x] icon in the upper right corner of the window.
