Sans — For508 Index

| Exam Question Trigger | Artifact / Path | Tool / Command | Red Flag / Page | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | "Find process hollowing in memory dump" | N/A - Volatility | vol -f mem.dmp windows.malfind | Checks VadFlags.Protection = PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE (B5-p87) | | "Last time USB was plugged in" | SYSTEM hive: CurrentControlSet\Enum\USBSTOR | RegRipper or RECmd | Look for FriendlyName and LastInsertion time (B2-p112) | | "Bypass of Autoruns via WMI" | WMI Persistence -> ActiveScriptEventConsumer | wmic or AutorunsSC | Look for CommandLineTemplate containing powershell (B6-p45) |

Look up: Process Injection -> See: Book 5, Page 87 (Malfind) / Page 102 (Hollowing). Sans For508 Index

Look up: First Execution -> See: Book 2, Page 44 (Amcache) / Page 56 (Shimcache). | Exam Question Trigger | Artifact / Path

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