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  Log name: Application
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-user profiles Service
  Date: 27/01/2016 18:14:19
  Event ID: 1530
  Task category: no
  Level: WARNING
  Keywords:
  User: SYSTEM
  Computer: shari-PC
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  DETAIL-
  Register User 15 handles is escaped from \Registry\User\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000:
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \registry\user\s-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000-cles
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \registry\user\s-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000-cles
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \registry\user\s-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000-cles
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \registry\user\s-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000-cles
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed key

  The event XML:
  
   
     
      1530
      0
      3
      0
      0
      0 x 8000000000000000
     
      261876
     
     
      Application
      Shari-PC
     
   
   
      Register User 15 handles is escaped from \Registry\User\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000:
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \registry\user\s-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000-cles
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \registry\user\s-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000-cles
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \registry\user\s-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000-cles
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \registry\user\s-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000-cles
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust key
  3520 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Common. process Files\microsoft Shared Live\WLIDSVC (EXE) has opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3482728262-1720392881-208839111-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed key
  
   
  

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