Memory Analysis 101

Some threats never touch the disk. Fileless malware, injected shellcode, and in-memory implants leave nothing for a file scanner to find, which makes volatile memory the only place the evidence exists. Memory forensics is how you recover it.

This section covers what can be pulled out of a memory image, why doing it by hand is difficult, and which tools make the job practical.

• Understanding Memory Threats and Forensic Tools - What memory forensics is and the data it recovers, how in-memory threats differ from on-disk ones, the technical and logistical challenges of manual analysis, and a worked example using WinPmem, the Volatility Framework, and YARA to find a Cobalt Strike beacon in a memory image.