The third edition of this reference for system administrators, digital forensic analysts, students, and law enforcement does not replace the second edition, but rather serves as a companion. Coverage encompasses areas such as immediate response, volume shadow copies, file and registry analysis, malware detection, and application analysis. Learning features include b&w screenshots, tip and warning boxes, code (also available on a website), case studies, and 'war stories' from the field. The tools described throughout the book are written in the Perl scripting language, but readers don't need to be experts in Perl, and most of the scripts are accompanied by Windows executables found online. For this third edition, a companion website provides printable checklists, cheat sheets, custom tools, and demos. Carvey is a computer security consultant Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Now in its third edition, Harlan Carvey has updated Windows Forensic Analysis Toolkit to cover Windows 7 systems. The primary focus of this edition is on analyzing Windows 7 systems and on processes using free and open-source tools. The book covers live response, file analysis, malware detection, timeline, and much more. The author presents real-life experiences from the trenches, making the material realistic and showing the why behind the how. New to this edition, the companion and toolkit materials are now hosted online. This material consists of electronic printable checklists, cheat sheets, free custom tools, and walk-through demos. This edition complements Windows Forensic Analysis Toolkit, 2nd Ed. (ISBN: 9781597494229), which focuses primarily on XP.
- Complete coverage and examples on Windows 7 systems
- Contains Lessons from the Field, Case Studies, and War Stories
- Companion online material, including electronic printable checklists, cheat sheets, free custom tools, and walk-through demos
Windows is the largest operating system on desktops and servers worldwide, which means more intrusions, malware infections, and cybercrime happen on these systems. Author Harlan Carvey has brought his bestselling book up-to-date by covering the newest version of Windows, Windows 7. Windows Forensic Analysis Toolkit, 3e, covers live and postmortem response collection and analysis methodologies, addressing material that is applicable to law enforcement, the federal government, students, and consultants. The book is also accessible to system administrators, who are often the frontline when an incident occurs, but due to staffing and budget constraints do not have the necessary knowledge to respond effectively. Now the companion material is hosted online as opposed to a DVD, making the material accessible from any location and in any book format.
- Timely 3e of a Syngress digital forensic bestseller
- Updated to cover Windows 7 systems, the newest Windows version
- New online companion website houses checklists, cheat sheets, free tools, and demos