Enable-OutlookProtectionRule Exchange cmdlet issued (25155) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

You know that event ID 25155 in the Event Viewer on Windows Server? It's basically logging when someone runs the Enable-OutlookProtectionRule cmdlet in Exchange. That cmdlet flips on those protection rules for Outlook, you see, to block shady emails or attachments from messing things up. I mean, it pops up right there in the Security log or maybe the Application log, depending on your setup. Details inside it show who issued it, like the user account, the time stamp, and even the exact parameters they used. Hmmm, if it's unauthorized, that could flag some insider tinkering or an admin slip-up. You can filter for it by searching the event ID in the Viewer, and it'll spill all that juicy info without you digging too deep.

But monitoring it? Yeah, you want alerts so it doesn't sneak by. Fire up the Event Viewer, right-click on the log where it hides, usually System or Application for Exchange stuff. Create a custom view, toss in event ID 25155, and save that puppy. Then, attach a task to it by going to the Actions pane, pick Create Task. Set it to trigger on that event, and for the action, have it launch some email notifier you got lying around, like a simple batch file that pings your inbox. Or, link it to a scheduled task that runs every few minutes, checking for new hits and firing off an email if it spots one. I do this all the time; keeps me from staring at screens all day.

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At the end of this chat is the automatic email solution for that alert setup.

Note, the PowerShell email alert code was moved to this post.