Event-o-Pedia EventID 562 - Handle Closed [Win 2003 / XP]

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EventID 562 - Handle Closed [Win 2003 / XP]

Indicates that a previously successfully opened Windows object was closed by the program.

Note: The Handle ID is a unique number that is assigned by the operating system when a request is made to access an object. Multiple requests to access the same object may share a Handle ID. The Handle ID is valid for that object from the time that the Security 560 event is logged until the Security 562 event is logged.

Find more information about this event on ultimatewindowssecurity.com.

Corresponding events on other OS versions:

Windows 2000

EventID 562 - Handle Closed [Win 2000]

Windows 2008

EventID 4658 - The handle to an object was closed

Related events:

In order to determine how long the object was open look earlier in the log for the following event with the same Handle ID:

Sample:

        Event Type:     Success Audit
        Event Source:   Security
        Event Category: Object Access
        Event ID:       562
        Date:           10/26/2009
        Time:           07:31:45
        User:           RESEARCH\ALebovsky
        Computer:       DC1
        Description:
        Handle Closed:
        Object Server:	Security Account Manager
        Handle ID:	57020264
        Process ID:	384
        Image File Name:	C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe

Log Type:

Windows Event Log

Uniquely Identified By:

Log Name:

Security

Filtering Field	Equals to Value
OSVersion	Windows 2003 Windows XP
Category	Object Access
Source	Security
EventId	562

Field Matching

Field	Description	Stored in	Sample Value
DateTime	Date/Time of event origination in GMT format.	DateTime	10.10.2000 19:00:00
Source	Name of an Application or System Service originating the event.	Source	Security
Type	Warning, Information, Error, Success, Failure, etc.	Type	Success
User	Domain\Account name of user/service/computer initiating event.	User	RESEARCH\Alebovsky
Computer	Name of server workstation where event was logged.	Computer	DC1
EventID	Numerical ID of event. Unique within one Event Source.	EventId	576
Description	The entire unparsed event message.	Description	Special privileges assigned to new logon.
Log Name	The name of the event log (e.g. Application, Security, System, etc.)	LogName	Security
Category	A name for a subclass of events within the same Event Source.	Category	Logon/Logoff
Process ID	ID of the process (program) making the access request	InsertionString3	384
Object Server	The name of the service handling the termination of access	InsertionString1	Security Account Manager
Handle ID	ID of the handle of the object being closed. Useful for tracking back other events related to the same object.	InsertionString2	57020264
Image File Name	Path and file of program that accessed and now closes the object	InsertionString4	C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe