# memory-forensics — detailed sections ## Volatility 3 Framework ### Installation and Setup ```bash # Install Volatility 3 pip install volatility3 # Install symbol tables (Windows) # Download from https://downloads.volatilityfoundation.org/volatility3/symbols/ # Basic usage vol -f memory.raw # With symbol path vol -f memory.raw -s /path/to/symbols windows.pslist ``` ### Essential Plugins #### Process Analysis ```bash # List processes vol -f memory.raw windows.pslist # Process tree (parent-child relationships) vol -f memory.raw windows.pstree # Hidden process detection vol -f memory.raw windows.psscan # Process memory dumps vol -f memory.raw windows.memmap --pid --dump # Process environment variables vol -f memory.raw windows.envars --pid # Command line arguments vol -f memory.raw windows.cmdline ``` #### Network Analysis ```bash # Network connections vol -f memory.raw windows.netscan # Network connection state vol -f memory.raw windows.netstat ``` #### DLL and Module Analysis ```bash # Loaded DLLs per process vol -f memory.raw windows.dlllist --pid # Find hidden/injected DLLs vol -f memory.raw windows.ldrmodules # Kernel modules vol -f memory.raw windows.modules # Module dumps vol -f memory.raw windows.moddump --pid ``` #### Memory Injection Detection ```bash # Detect code injection vol -f memory.raw windows.malfind # VAD (Virtual Address Descriptor) analysis vol -f memory.raw windows.vadinfo --pid # Dump suspicious memory regions vol -f memory.raw windows.vadyarascan --yara-rules rules.yar ``` #### Registry Analysis ```bash # List registry hives vol -f memory.raw windows.registry.hivelist # Print registry key vol -f memory.raw windows.registry.printkey --key "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" # Dump registry hive vol -f memory.raw windows.registry.hivescan --dump ``` #### File System Artifacts ```bash # Scan for file objects vol -f memory.raw windows.filescan # Dump files from memory vol -f memory.raw windows.dumpfiles --pid # MFT analysis vol -f memory.raw windows.mftscan ``` ### Linux Analysis ```bash # Process listing vol -f memory.raw linux.pslist # Process tree vol -f memory.raw linux.pstree # Bash history vol -f memory.raw linux.bash # Network connections vol -f memory.raw linux.sockstat # Loaded kernel modules vol -f memory.raw linux.lsmod # Mount points vol -f memory.raw linux.mount # Environment variables vol -f memory.raw linux.envars ``` ### macOS Analysis ```bash # Process listing vol -f memory.raw mac.pslist # Process tree vol -f memory.raw mac.pstree # Network connections vol -f memory.raw mac.netstat # Kernel extensions vol -f memory.raw mac.lsmod ```