Memory Forensics

# WinPmem (Recommended)
winpmem_mini_x64.exe memory.raw

# DumpIt
DumpIt.exe

# Belkasoft RAM Capturer
# GUI-based, outputs raw format

# Magnet RAM Capture
# GUI-based, outputs raw format

# LiME (Linux Memory Extractor)
sudo insmod lime.ko "path=/tmp/memory.lime format=lime"

# /dev/mem (limited, requires permissions)
sudo dd if=/dev/mem of=memory.raw bs=1M

# /proc/kcore (ELF format)
sudo cp /proc/kcore memory.elf

# osxpmem
sudo ./osxpmem -o memory.raw

# MacQuisition (commercial)

# VMware: .vmem file is raw memory
cp vm.vmem memory.raw

# VirtualBox: Use debug console
vboxmanage debugvm "VMName" dumpvmcore --filename memory.elf

# QEMU
virsh dump <domain> memory.raw --memory-only

# Hyper-V
# Checkpoint contains memory state

# 1. Initial process survey
vol -f memory.raw windows.pstree > processes.txt
vol -f memory.raw windows.pslist > pslist.txt

# 2. Network connections
vol -f memory.raw windows.netscan > network.txt

# 3. Detect injection
vol -f memory.raw windows.malfind > malfind.txt

# 1. Timeline of events
vol -f memory.raw windows.timeliner > timeline.csv

# 2. User activity
vol -f memory.raw windows.cmdline
vol -f memory.raw windows.consoles

# 3. Persistence mechanisms
vol -f memory.raw windows.registry.printkey \
    --key "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"

# 4. Services
vol -f

// EPROCESS (Executive Process)
typedef struct _EPROCESS {
    KPROCESS Pcb;                    // Kernel process block
    EX_PUSH_LOCK ProcessLock;
    LARGE_INTEGER CreateTime;
    LARGE_INTEGER ExitTime;
    // ...
    LIST_ENTRY ActiveProcessLinks;   // Doubly-linked list
    ULONG_PTR UniqueProcessId;       // PID
    // ...
    PEB* Peb;                        // Process Environment Block
    // ...

typedef struct _MMVAD {
    MMVAD_SHORT Core;
    union {
        ULONG LongFlags;
        MMVAD_FLAGS VadFlags;
    } u;
    // ...
    PVOID FirstPrototypePte;
    PVOID LastContiguousPte;
    // ...
    PFILE_OBJECT FileObject;
} MMVAD;

// Memory protection flags
#define PAGE_EXECUTE           0x10
#define PAGE_EXECUTE_READ      0x20
#define

# Malfind indicators
# - PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE protection (suspicious)
# - MZ header in non-image VAD region
# - Shellcode patterns at allocation start

# Common injection techniques
# 1. Classic DLL Injection
#    - VirtualAllocEx + WriteProcessMemory + CreateRemoteThread

# 2. Process Hollowing
#    - CreateProcess (SUSPENDED) + NtUnmapViewOfSection + WriteProcessMemory

# 3. APC Injection
#    - QueueUserAPC targeting alertable threads

# 4. Thread Execution Hijacking
#    - SuspendThread + SetThreadContext + ResumeThread

# Compare process lists
vol -f memory.raw windows.pslist > pslist.txt
vol -f memory.raw windows.psscan > psscan.txt
diff pslist.txt psscan.txt  # Hidden processes

# Check for DKOM (Direct Kernel Object Manipulation)
vol -f memory.raw windows.callbacks

# Detect hooked functions
vol -f memory.raw windows.ssdt  # System Service Descriptor Table

# Dump hashes (requires hivelist first)
vol -f memory.raw windows.hashdump

# LSA secrets
vol -f memory.raw windows.lsadump

# Cached domain credentials
vol -f memory.raw windows.cachedump

# Mimikatz-style extraction
# Requires specific plugins/tools

rule Suspicious_Injection
{
    meta:
        description = "Detects common injection shellcode"

    strings:
        // Common shellcode patterns
        $mz = { 4D 5A }
        $shellcode1 = { 55 8B EC 83 EC }  // Function prologue
        $api_hash = { 68 ?? ?? ?? ?? 68 ?? ?? ?? ?? E8 }  // Push hash, call

    condition:
        $mz at 0 or any of ($shellcode*)
}

rule Cobalt_Strike_Beacon
{
    meta:
        description = "Detects Cobalt Strike beacon in memory"

    strings:
        $config = { 00 01 00 01 00 02 }
        $sleep = "sleeptime"
        $beacon = "%s (admin)" wide

    condition:
        2 of them
}

# Scan all process memory
vol -f memory.raw windows.yarascan --yara-rules rules.yar

# Scan specific process
vol -f memory.raw windows.yarascan --yara-rules rules.yar --pid 1234

# Scan kernel memory
vol -f memory.raw windows.yarascan --yara-rules rules.yar --kernel

# Basic string extraction
strings -a memory.raw > all_strings.txt

# Unicode strings
strings -el memory.raw >> all_strings.txt

# Targeted extraction from process dump
vol -f memory.raw windows.memmap --pid 1234 --dump
strings -a pid.1234.dmp > process_strings.txt

# Pattern matching
grep -E "(https?://|[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3})"

# FLOSS extracts obfuscated strings
floss malware.exe > floss_output.txt

# From memory dump
floss pid.1234.dmp