Notes - MCS
Computer Systems Forensic Analysis
Notes - MCS
Computer Systems Forensic Analysis
  • Computer Systems Forensic Analysis
  • Overview of Cybercrime
    • Cyberspace
    • Information Security Principles
    • Cybercrime vs. Computer Crime
    • Cybercrime slang
      • Images
    • Digital Evidence
  • Introduction to Digital Forensics
    • Concepts
    • Digital Forensic
    • Digital Investigation
    • Digital Crime Scene Investigation Methodology
    • Digital Evidence Handling
    • Ethical Code
  • Obtaining Evidences
    • Introduction
    • Boot Process
    • Secuere Boot Process
    • Windows Boot Process
    • Forensic Boot Tools
    • Bootable CD-ROMS - Linux Based
    • ADS
    • Forensic Sorting Tools
    • Forensic Acquisition
    • Dealing With Media Errors
    • Hidden Areas
    • Write Protection of Evidence Media
    • Storing Acquired Data
    • Image File Acquisition
    • Hash Values
  • Data Organization
    • Data Organization
    • File System
    • File Content
    • Endianness
    • Character Encoding
    • Data Structures
    • Date and Time
    • Encoding
  • Storage Devices
    • BIOS versus direct access
    • Hard Disk Geometry
    • Advanced Technology Attachment Interface
      • Device Configuration Overlay
    • Small Computer Systems Interface
    • NAND Flash memory
    • Level wearing
    • HDD vs SSD
    • Pen USB vs SSD Comparison
    • SSD Connectors, Interfaces, and Transfer Protocols
  • Volumes and Partitions
    • Concepts
    • Partition Tables
    • Sectors Addresses
    • Logical addresses
    • Volume Analysis
    • Types of Partition Tables
    • Common Partition Tables (MBR)
    • Boot Code
    • MBR examination
    • Removable Storage
    • Common Partition Tables (GPT)
    • Common Partition Tables (BSD)
    • Volumes’ Aggregation
  • RAM Analysis
    • RAM Analysis
    • General Computer Architecture
    • DMA – Direct Memory Access
    • Paging
    • Memory Acquisition
  • Mobile Forensics
    • Forensic value of phones
    • International Mobile Equipment Identifier
    • Potential Evidence
    • Forensics Dangers
    • Data Acquisition
    • Logical acquisition
    • Physical acquisition
    • Hashing
    • Software tools
  • Open Source INTelligence
    • Classical sources of information and intelligence
    • Evolution of OSINT - Open Sources Intelligence
    • Information sources
    • Closed source of information
    • Open sources
    • Information to Intelligence Cycle
    • Skills of the Analyst
    • Open Source Possibilities
    • Automated Processing
    • DarkNet
  • Documentation and Reporting
    • Introduction
    • Physical examination
    • Examining a computer
    • Media Examination
    • Examples of things to write in the report
    • Forensic Report
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  1. Documentation and Reporting

Examples of things to write in the report

  • number and type of partitions or volumes (in SSD, HDD, or other large writable media).

  • number of sessions in optical discs.

  • file system type.

  • installed operating systems.

  • in some cases, e. g. illegal content, pedophile images, etc, include folder structure, filenames, date/time stamps, logical file sizes, and hash values (MD5 and SHA256).

  • files created by the OS including, but not limited to.

    • boot files, registry files, swap files, temporary files, cache files, history files, and log files.

  • list of installed applications.

  • user-created files should be examined using native applications, file viewers, or hex viewers.

    • this includes text documents, spreadsheets, databases, financial data, electronic mail, digital photographs, sound, other multimedia files, etc.

  • report unused and unallocated space on each volume.

    • search for previously deleted data, and deleted folders.

    • slack space data and data placed there by the user with the intent to hide it.

    • deleted filenames of apparent evidentiary value.

  • report any irregularities or peculiarities in the system area of the volume (i. e. FAT, MFT, etc).

  • report any hidden areas of the media, such as HPA.

  • report any recovered data and the process used.

  • forensic tools used.

    • name and version of the tool.

    • reference any validation test performed by examiner, the examiner’s agency, or other reputable organization.

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