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Last updated: April 29, 2026
Memory forensics is the discipline of examining volatile memory (RAM) to find evidence that disk-only forensics miss. Credentials cached in memory, in-memory malware, injected code, encrypted traffic plaintext — all live only in RAM. This module covers the tooling and workflow.
Memory forensics is the discipline of examining volatile memory (RAM) to find evidence that disk-only forensics miss. Credentials cached in memory, in-memory malware, injected code, encrypted traffic plaintext — all live only in RAM. This module covers the tooling and workflow.
Why memory forensics
Traditional disk forensics recovers files, logs, persistence. Memory adds:
- Process list at incident time (including hidden processes)
- Loaded DLLs / injected code
- Open network connections (past + present)
- Recently-used credentials (LSASS-style secrets, SSH keys, passphrases)
- Decrypted plaintext of TLS / VPN traffic (if session was active)
- Malware that never touches disk (fileless)
- Command history from memory-resident shells
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