Surviving Internet Crimes
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)recently published their 2017 Internet Crime Report. The report contains statistics on the state of crimes […]
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Metrics That Matter
I’m frequently asked what metrics a security program should be collecting. The answer is complicated. It really depends on multiple factors, including […]
Transparency
It is always better to be forthcoming and proactive with breach notifications. Having customers hear about a breach from the company in […]
Profiles
What’s in a name? That which we call a profile By any other name would still let us log in. I […]
On Espionage
I recently read an article that included the following quote: “During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent state visit, the two countries agreed […]
nk
Named Key cells are the data structures within the Registry that hold the Keys and provide the parent/child data necessary to build […]
hbin
The contents of Registry files are saved in Hive Bins. The previously mentioned header to the Registry file is a 4k block with […]
regf
Every Registry file starts with a 4,096 byte header block. The first 512 bytes of that header tell us about the Registry file […]
Registry File Specification
After reviewing several other sources, notably from Morgan and Norris, I’ve decided that Joachim Metz’s Windows NT Registry File (REGF) format specification is the […]
Registry Overview
The first step to forensic analysis of the Registry is knowing where to find the files. The short answer is go look […]
Registry Internal Structure
Searching for information about the innards of the Registry returns a whole lot of pages talking about the hives, keys, and values. […]
MRU
There are a plethora of keys in the Registry dedicated to telling you where you’ve been. Known as MRU (Most Recently Used) […]
Collection Scripts
For many years now I’ve tried to do all my live collection on systems via command line scripts. The goal when I wrote […]
Useful Windows Commands
These are useful command lines that are all based on built-in Windows programs. They were tested on Windows 7, but most should […]
Utilities by the Thousands
As I was putting together the list of command line tools to make Windows terminal more meaningful, I found myself wanting to […]
Command Line Happiness
There is no contesting that the command line in a Linux/Mac environment kicks Windows’s cmd.exe without even trying hard. There are entire blogs […]
Bulk Extract EXIF
I was asked not too long ago about how to extract metadata from inside a file. Easy, I said. I then proceeded […]
Plists
Plist files are found sprinkled throughout OS X and iOS and contain the various configuration settings and other information of use to the OS and applications.
People still use Word macros!?!
I got an interesting email today. The headers: Received: from mail-qa0-f47.google.com (209.85.216.47) by my.exchange.server (192.168.1.1) with Microsoft SMTP Server id […]
Registry
I’m not sure how I missed it when it came out in 2009, but Peter Norris has put together an absolutely fantastic […]
RAW Images
Many digital cameras will compress their images into JPEG files, making them much easier to deal with for the average consumer. But, […]
NTFS Fix-Ups
I was asked what this Fix-up thing was that I mentioned in my last post. Fix-ups are used by NTFS to keep […]
$I30 INDX Parsing
I needed to walk a directory index for another script I was working on. I figured, as long as I was there […]
MFT Parsing
So, I was having lunch with my good friend Mike. Great guy. If you get a chance, take Mike to lunch. Anyway, […]
Autoruns
This is an EnCase EnScript I wrote a few years back. The original design goal was to implement Sysinternals Autoruns.exe inside EnCase […]