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You're reading from Python Digital Forensics Cookbook Effective Python recipes for digital investigations

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781783987467

Length 412 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

SQLite

Concepts

Forensics

Authors (2):

Chapin Bryce

Preston Miller

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Table of Contents (11) Chapters

Preface

1. Essential Scripting and File Information Recipes FREE CHAPTER

2. Creating Artifact Report Recipes

3. A Deep Dive into Mobile Forensic Recipes

4. Extracting Embedded Metadata Recipes

5. Networking and Indicators of Compromise Recipes

6. Reading Emails and Taking Names Recipes

7. Log-Based Artifact Recipes

8. Working with Forensic Evidence Container Recipes

9. Exploring Windows Forensic Artifacts Recipes - Part I

10. Exploring Windows Forensic Artifacts Recipes - Part II

Gathering user activity

Recipe Difficulty: Medium

Python Version: 2.7

Operating System: Linux

Windows stores a plethora of information about user activity, and like other registry hives, the NTUSER.DAT file is a great resource to be relied upon during an investigation. This hive lives within each user's profile and stores information and configurations as they relate to the specific user's on the system.

In this recipe, we cover multiple keys within NTUSER.DAT that throw light on the actions of a user on a system. This includes the prior searches run in Windows Explorer, paths typed into Explorer's navigation bar, and the recently used statements in the Windows run command. These artifacts better illustrate how the user interacted with the system and may give insight into what normal, or abnormal, usage of the system looked like for the user.

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Authors (2)

Chapin Bryce

Chapin Bryce is a senior consultant at a global firm that is a leader in digital forensics and incident response investigations. After graduating from Champlain College, with a bachelor's degree in computer and digital forensics, Chapin dove into the field of digital forensics and incident response joining the GIAC advisory board and earning four GIAC certifications: GCIH, GCFE, GCFA, and GNFA. As a member of multiple ongoing research and development projects, he has authored several books and articles in professional and academic publications, including Python Digital Forensics Cookbook (2018 Digital Forensics Book of the Year, Forensic 4Cast), Learning Python for Forensics First Edition, and Digital Forensic Magazine.

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Miller

Preston Miller is a consultant at an internationally recognized risk management firm. Preston holds an undergraduate degree from Vassar College and a master's degree in digital forensics from Marshall University. While at Marshall, Preston unanimously received the prestigious J. Edgar Hoover Foundation's scientific scholarship. Preston is a published author, recently of Python Digital Forensics Cookbook, which won the Forensic 4:cast Digital Forensics Book of the Year award in 2018. Preston is a member of the GIAC advisory board and holds multiple industry-recognized certifications in his field.

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