Linux Memory Forensics: Dissecting the User Space Process Heap

by Frank Block and Andreas Dewald Abstract The analysis of memory during a forensic investigation is often an important step to reconstruct events. While prior work in this field has mostly concentrated on information residing in the kernel space (process… Read more

RAM Forensic Analysis

by Eliézer Pereira 1 Goal The purpose of this article is show how to perform a RAM memory forensic analysis, presenting some examples of information that can be retrieved and analyzed to help identify indications of security incidents as well… Read more

Acquiring Windows PCs

by Oleg Afonin, Danil Nikolaev and Yuri Gubanov In our previous article, we talked about acquiring tablets running Windows 8 and 8.1. In this publication, we will talk about the acquisition of Windows computers – desktops and laptops. This class… Read more

Capturing RAM Dumps and Imaging eMMC Storage on Windows Tablets

Oleg Afonin, Danil Nikolaev, Yuri Gubanov © Belkasoft Research 2015 While Windows desktops and laptops are relatively easy to acquire, the same cannot be said about portable Windows devices such as tablets and convertibles (devices with detachable keyboards). Having no… Read more

Retrieving Digital Evidence: Methods, Techniques and Issues

by Yuri Gubanov yug@belkasoft.com Belkasoft Ltd. http://belkasoft.com Abstract This article describes the various types of digital forensic evidence available on users’ PC and laptop computers, and discusses methods of retrieving such evidence. Download article in PDF format Introduction A recent … Read more

The Importance of Memory Search and Analysis

First published October 2009 by Access Data www.accessdata.com Introduction Historically, criminal or corporate investigations involving computer equipment began by immediately disconnecting any compromised machines from the network, powering them down, and securing them in a proper environment where they would… Read more

Digital forensics of the physical memory

First published September 2005 Mariusz Burdach Mariusz.Burdach@seccure.net Warsaw, March 2005 last update: July 11, 2005 Abstract This paper presents methods by which physical memory from a compromised machine can be analyzed. Through this methods, it is possible to extract useful… Read more