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Next, let's extract the Sysmon compressed folder and place the Sysmon configuration file in the same directory as Sysmon.
Next, we need to open PowerShell with administrative privileges to configure Sysmon. ```powershell .\Sysmon64.exe -i .\sysmonconfig.xml ```
Let's verify whether Sysmon is installed on the system. ```powershell Get-Service Sysmon64 ```
We can also verify this using the Event Viewer. ``` Applications and Services Logs -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Sysmon ```
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