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Windows Forensics Analyst Field Guide

You're reading from  Windows Forensics Analyst Field Guide

Product type Book
Published in Oct 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803248479
Pages 318 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
Muhiballah Mohammed Muhiballah Mohammed
Profile icon Muhiballah Mohammed

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 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 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

In this chapter, we covered the importance of the Windows Registry in forensic analysis and how to utilize it to extract critical information during an investigation. The Windows Registry is a crucial repository of system- and user-level data that provides a timeline of the activities performed on a system. We discussed several Windows Registry hives, including SAM, SECURITY, SYSTEM, and SOFTWARE, which provide a wealth of information related to user activity, system configurations, and network connections.

We explained the importance of profiling system details using the Windows Registry, such as identifying the Windows OS version, current control set, computer name, and time zone. We also covered investigating installed applications, network interfaces, historical network connections, user activities, shutdown information, and more.

We explored how to analyze Windows Registry data using tools such as Registry Explorer. By analyzing the Windows Registry, forensic analysts...

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