Account Management Event: 657

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Account Management » Event ID 657 - Security Disabled Global Group Deleted

Event ID 657 - Security Disabled Global Group Deleted

Event ID 657
Category Account management
Sub category Distribution group management
Description A security-disabled global group was deleted

In Active Directory, when a global distribution group is deleted, event ID 657 gets logged.

This log data gives the following information:

Subject: User who performed the action Security ID
Account Name
Account Domain
Logon ID
Deleted Group Security ID
Group Name
Group Domain
Additional Information Privileges

Why event ID 657 needs to be monitored?

  • Prevention of privilege abuse
  • Detection of potential malicious activity
  • Operational purposes like getting information on user activity like user attendance, peak logon times, etc.
  • Compliance mandates

Pro tip:

ADAudit Plus audits, reports, and alerts group management actions performed on distribution and security groups making Active Directory auditing much easier. 

Event 657 applies to the following operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2000
  • Windows 2003 and XP

Corresponding event ID for 657 in Windows Server 2008 and Vista is 4753

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