# Get Windows Defender logs in Logstash using Winlogbeat

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-windows-defender-logs-in-logstash-using-winlogbeat/281538
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** winlogbeat
**Created:** [August 16, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-windows-defender-logs-in-logstash-using-winlogbeat/281538 "2021-08-16T11:42:24Z")
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### Author: ![Logstash\_logs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Logstash\_logs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Logstash_logs)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-windows-defender-logs-in-logstash-using-winlogbeat/281538/1 "2021-08-16T11:42:24Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to send windows defender logs to logstash using winlogbeat. I added  
name: Microsoft-Windows-Windows Defender/Operational in winlogbeat.yml file but not getting any logs related to defender only Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing related logs we are getting. We need to do any other changes other than adding name in yml file(restarting winlogbeat).

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### Author: ![andrewkroh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrewkroh/32/3784_2.png) [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-windows-defender-logs-in-logstash-using-winlogbeat/281538/2 "2021-08-17T11:39:43Z")

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As a test I would recommend to comment out all other winlogbeat.event\_logs and leave just the Windows Defender. Then enable `logging.level: debug` and startup Winlogbeat.

Then take a look at the log file and see what it's doing.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-windows-defender-logs-in-logstash-using-winlogbeat/281538/3 "2021-09-14T11:39:50Z")

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