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Windows Forensics Analyst Field Guide

You're reading from Windows Forensics Analyst Field Guide Engage in proactive cyber defense using digital forensics techniques

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803248479

Length 318 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Windows OS

Concepts

Forensics

Author (1):

Muhiballah Mohammed

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Windows OS Forensics and Lab Preparation

2. Chapter 1: Introducing the Windows OS and Filesystems and Getting Prepared for the Labs FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Evidence Acquisition

4. Chapter 3: Memory Forensics for the Windows OS

5. Chapter 4: The Windows Registry

6. Chapter 5: User Profiling Using the Windows Registry

7. Part 2:Windows OS Additional Artifacts

8. Chapter 6: Application Execution Artifacts

9. Chapter 7: Forensic Analysis of USB Artifacts

10. Chapter 8: Forensic Analysis of Browser Artifacts

11. Chapter 9: Exploring Additional Artifacts

12. Index

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Looking at the NTUSER.DAT, Amcache, and SYSTEM hives

When investigating a Windows system for potential cyber-attacks, one of the most important pieces of information that a forensic examiner can gather is evidence of execution. As mentioned earlier, evidence of execution refers to artifacts left behind by programs that have been run on a system and can provide valuable insights into the activities that occurred on the system. Understanding how to analyze and interpret these artifacts is essential to conducting effective Windows forensics investigations.

Evidence of execution can take many different forms, including file metadata, registry entries, and log files.

The NTUSER.DAT file is another important artifact to consider when analyzing evidence of execution. The NTUSER.DAT file is a registry hive that contains configuration settings for the user account currently logged on to a Windows system. It contains information about the programs that have been run on the system, including...

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Authors (1)

Muhiballah Mohammed

Muhiballah Mohammed

Muhiballah Mohammed is a cybersecurity expert and enthusiast, experienced in security operations centers, digital forensics, and incident response. With 10 years of experience, he has worked in a variety of roles in the cybersecurity field, including SOC analyst, consultant, and forensic investigator, and has helped build multiple entities' SOC and DFIR teams. He has experience in investigating a wide range of cyber incidents. Muhiballah is passionate about providing help to organizations so that they can protect themselves against cyber threats, and he is also a mentor and teacher to new students in the cybersecurity field. He loves sharing his knowledge and experience with others, and he is always looking for new ways to help people learn about cybersecurity.

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