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Learn Computer Forensics

You're reading from   Learn Computer Forensics A beginner's guide to searching, analyzing, and securing digital evidence

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838648176
Length 368 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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William Oettinger William Oettinger
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Acquiring Evidence
2. Chapter 1: Types of Computer-Based Investigations FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: The Forensic Analysis Process 4. Chapter 3: Acquisition of Evidence 5. Chapter 4: Computer Systems 6. Section 2: Investigation
7. Chapter 5: Computer Investigation Process 8. Chapter 6: Windows Artifact Analysis 9. Chapter 7: RAM Memory Forensic Analysis 10. Chapter 8: Email Forensics – Investigation Techniques 11. Chapter 9: Internet Artifacts 12. Section 3: Reporting
13. Chapter 10: Report Writing 14. Chapter 11: Expert Witness Ethics 15. Assessments 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Capturing RAM

When the decision is made to capture the RAM from the system, several factors need to be considered before moving forward. The most significant issue is that you will be changing the state of the system when you collect the volatile data.

The Scientific Workgroup on Digital Evidence (SWGDE) has explored the collection of volatile data and offers the following considerations:

  • The application used to collect the data in memory will overwrite some contents of the memory.
  • The larger the tool and associated files are, the more data it overwrites.
  • The system may load the USB device driver into memory.
  • The system may load the USB device driver into the registry.
  • The application that's used to collect the data in memory will show up in some Most Recently Used (MRUs).

There is the potential that the collection of RAM may cause a system lockup or instability in the system. The digital forensic investigator must be aware of how the tool being...

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