Windows 8 event log

Hello

I have a new computer, bought yesterday, running on Windows 8.

I got a call this afternoon from someone claiming to be from Microsoft saying that I had downloaded some kind of malware - the name means nothing to me. He began to talk me through the journal of the opening events, was about to take me through new measures to be taken. I said several times that I was extremely suspicious, especially as I said we have a lot of computers running on this topic and he claimed that it did not matter that I used. We were interrupted right there and I asked for a number to transfer the call. He gave me a 1800 number - which is an American extension and I am uk. When I got out, he said it would work, and I insisted on taking his name and also received his "number". When I tried the number I got an error tone.

Please could you confirm if there is anyway that could have been a real call from Microsoft? Also - now that I've seen in the event log, I'm worried can I have downloaded something dangerous so that set up my new computer. Any advice on the listed events of compensation would be great!

Same scam as all earlier versions of Windows.

It was not authentic. If someone asks you anything you are owner and you do not make the call, think of it as a scam and hang up. If you want to verify that this is a scam, then find the number of society who claim to want you, call them and see if they called you.

The event log is just what it sounds like - a journal of the events on your computer maintained by Microsoft. Just don't go into it more without reason. As a normal user - probably, you rarely need to cela and would more probably have a sysadmin (computer SCIENTIST) do it for you. ;-)

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1. normally, when an error occurs on your computer looking in Event Viewer should be your starting point to find a solution. More related system errors are recorded and get an exact copy of the relevant report is important. Unfortunately, is not easy to understand reports and most of the users computer need help with their interpretation. I have to say later interpretation.

2 Event Viewer includes three main newspapers of Windows. Here's the Application, security, and system. For purposes of troubleshooting system is by far the most important.

3. to access the system log, select Start, Control Panel, administrative tools, Event Viewer, in the list on the left of the window select Windows and the system logs. Place the cursor on the system, right click and select filter current log. Check the front of the error and click OK and see you only reports errors. Click the Date and time column header to sort. You may need to click a second time to see the last report above.

4. a tip for posting copies of error reports! Run Event Viewer and double-click the error you want to copy. Click the button copy on the general tab allows you to place a copy in the Clipboard and close Event Viewer. Now start your message and paste it into the body of the message. Make sure that it is the first dough right out of the event viewer.

5. He cautioned against three types of reports, information, and reports errors. In most situations, it is the error reports that offer the best information but sometimes WARNING reports provide useful clues.

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Method 3:

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a. click the Start button

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http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/956196#Gm3

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Hello

I'm back with the log file. The log contains only the related situation this topic. Before you start the new operation of conversion, I have removed all previous logs.

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ReadEventLog

The ReadEventLog function reads a large number of entries in the specified event log. The function can be used to read the journal entries in chronological order or reverse chronological.

BOOL ReadEventLog(
  HANDLE hEventLog,                // handle to event log
  DWORD dwReadFlags,               // how to read log
  DWORD dwRecordOffset,            // offset of first record
  LPVOID lpBuffer,                 // buffer for read data
  DWORD nNumberOfBytesToRead,      // bytes to read
  DWORD *pnBytesRead,              // number of bytes read
  DWORD *pnMinNumberOfBytesNeeded  // bytes required
);

Parameters

hEventLog

[in] Handle to read the event log. This handle is returned by the OpenEventLog function.

dwReadFlags

[in] Specifies how the read operation is to move forward. This parameter must include one of the following values.

Value	Meaning
EVENTLOG_SEEK_READ	The read operation derives from the record specified by the dwRecordOffset parameter. This flag cannot be used with EVENTLOG_SEQUENTIAL_READ.
EVENTLOG_SEQUENTIAL_READ	The read operation is in order since the last call to the function ReadEventLog using this handle. This flag cannot be used with the EVENTLOG_SEEK_READ.

Value

Meaning

EVENTLOG_SEEK_READ

The read operation derives from the record specified by the dwRecordOffset parameter.

This flag cannot be used with EVENTLOG_SEQUENTIAL_READ.

EVENTLOG_SEQUENTIAL_READ

The read operation is in order since the last call to the function ReadEventLog using this handle.

This flag cannot be used with the EVENTLOG_SEEK_READ.

If the buffer is large enough, more than one record can be read at the specified seek position. You must specify one of the following flags to indicate the direction for successive read operations.

Value	Meaning
EVENTLOG_FORWARDS_READ	The journal is read in chronological order. This flag cannot be used with EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ.
EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ	The journal is read in reverse chronological order. This flag cannot be used with EVENTLOG_FORWARDS_READ.

Value

Meaning

EVENTLOG_FORWARDS_READ

The journal is read in chronological order.

This flag cannot be used with EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ.

EVENTLOG_BACKWARDS_READ

The journal is read in reverse chronological order.

This flag cannot be used with EVENTLOG_FORWARDS_READ.

dwRecordOffset

[in] Specifies the registration number - the journal entry in which to begin the read operation. This parameter is ignored unless dwReadFlags includes the EVENTLOG_SEEK_READ flag.

lpBuffer

[out] Pointer to a buffer for the reading of the event log data. This parameter cannot be NULL, even if the nNumberOfBytesToRead parameter is null.

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nNumberOfBytesToRead

[in] Specifies the size, in bytes, of the buffer. This function will read as whole submissions contained in the buffer. the function does not return the partial entries, even if there is room in the buffer.

pnBytesRead

[out] Pointer to a variable that receives the number of bytes read by the function.

pnMinNumberOfBytesNeeded

[out] Pointer to a variable that receives the number of bytes required for the following journal entry. This count is not valid unless ReadEventLog returns zero, and GetLastError returns ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER.

Return values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

When this function returns successfully, the playback in the error log position is adjusted by the number of records to read. Only a number of set of event log records will return.

Note Configured for this source file name can also be the file name configured for other sources (several sources may exist under subkeys under one log file). Therefore, this function can return events that have been recorded by several sources.

Requirements

Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later version.
Windows 95/98: Not supported.
Windows CE: Not supported.
Header: Declared in winbase.h; include windows.h.
Library: Use advapi32.lib.
Unicode: Implementation of both Unicode and ANSI under Windows NT/2000.