CCOA Incident Detection And Response Practice Question
During a triage process, you need to identify the process tree of a suspicious PowerShell execution on a Windows host using Sysmon. Which Event ID should you filter for?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Event ID 1
Sysmon Event ID 1 tracks process creation, including command-line arguments and parent process information, which is essential for building a process tree.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Event ID 3
Why it's wrong here
Event ID 3 is for Network connections.
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Event ID 11
Why it's wrong here
Event ID 11 is for FileCreate events.
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Event ID 22
Why it's wrong here
Event ID 22 is for DNS queries.
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Event ID 1
Why this is correct
Event ID 1 records process creation events.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official ISACA exam blueprint
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