In this lab, you are tasked with investigating a memory dump captured from a compromised system to identify the source of unusual network activity. This activity involves communication with multiple suspicious IP addresses, suggesting potential malware infection. By analyzing the memory dump, you will uncover the processes involved in executing malicious payloads, identify the files responsible, and trace their behavior to external entities.
This walkthrough will guide you through using tools like Volatility3, a powerful memory forensics framework, to extract critical artifacts and analyze the compromised system. You will learn how to interpret process hierarchies, dump suspicious files, and correlate findings with threat intelligence platforms to understand the malware's behavior and its impact. The investigation also highlights techniques for detecting malicious network communications and leveraging cryptographic hashes to identify malware across systems.
Through this process, you will gain hands-on experience in reconstructing the sequence of events leading to the execution of malware, while reinforcing your skills in endpoint forensics and threat analysis.