: Standard locations like Downloads and Documents are the first places to check for user-created data or downloaded tools. 🛠️ Key Forensic Tools for Analysis
: Used to load hives like NTUSER.DAT and SOFTWARE to view human-readable data from otherwise complex registry files. Folder: 1
This key provides a chronological list of files, often including the and the time they were accessed. : Standard locations like Downloads and Documents are
: Use artifacts like Prefetch or ShimCache (AppCompatCache) to prove a file was not just present, but actually executed. Folder: 1
: A command-line tool often used in conjunction with batch files to quickly extract specific artifacts from registry hives.
: Determine how many user-created accounts exist by checking the SAM hive.