digital forensics

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Digital forensics on WindowsForum.com covers the tools, techniques, and vulnerabilities relevant to investigating digital evidence on Windows systems. Discussions include using Sysinternals utilities like Process Explorer, TCPView, Autoruns, ProcMon, and Sysmon for threat hunting and incident response. The tag also addresses specific forensic software issues, such as a disputed command-injection vulnerability (CVE-2022-45639) in The Sleuth Kit's fls utility. Additionally, legal and procedural aspects of digital forensics appear in contexts like Pakistan's cybercrime laws and NCCIA forensic practices. The tag is useful for IT professionals, security analysts, and anyone involved in Windows-based forensic investigations.
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    CVE-2022-45639: Disputed Local Command Injection in Sleuth Kit fls -m

    A disputed local command-injection flaw tracked as CVE-2022-45639 has been associated with The Sleuth Kit’s fls utility (version 4.11.1): multiple vulnerability databases record a proof‑of‑concept showing that a specially crafted value passed to the fls tool’s -m option can cause shell...
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    Windows Threat Hunting with Sysinternals: Process Explorer, TCPView, Autoruns, ProcMon, Sysmon

    When something on a Windows PC “feels off” — a persistent CPU spike, a process that keeps reappearing after you remove it, or a program quietly making outbound connections — Task Manager can leave you guessing. That’s why advanced users and incident responders reach for the Windows Sysinternals...
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    Lahore Remand Case Tests PECA Powers and NCCIA Forensics

    A Lahore district court has formally asked the complainant — Punjab Information Minister Uzma Bukhari — and the investigating officer to file replies in a petition challenging the magistrate’s order that handed PTI social‑media activist Falak Javed over to the National Cyber Crime Investigation...
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