Investigating Disk Artefacts with Volatility

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Disk artefacts can be investigated with Volatility by using a variety of techniques and tools. Volatility is a free, open-source memory forensics framework designed to analyze and extract digital artifacts from RAM memory dumps. It can be used to analyze a variety of data, including system processes, user information, kernel structures, and more.

Volatility can be used to analyze disk images, such as those created with popular forensic tools like EnCase, FTK Imager, and X-Ways. By using these tools, an investigator can extract information from the disk image, including the file system, registry, and other forensic artifacts.

Once the disk image has been acquired, a variety of plugins can be used to analyze the disk data. For example, the Volatility plugins can be used to identify and extract information about processes, user accounts, registry entries, and more. The plugins can also be used to find evidence of malicious activity, such as malware, rootkits, and other malicious programs.

Finally, Volatility can be used to analyze memory dumps. Memory dumps can be used to identify and extract data from running processes and other system information, such as network connections, open files, and more. This information can be used to identify malicious activity, as well as user activity.