Memory Forensics

Master memory forensics techniques including memory acquisition, process analysis, and artifact extraction using Volatility and related tools. Use when analyzing memory dumps, investigating incidents, or performing malware analysis from RAM captures.

Security & Compliance|v1|Updated 7/2/2026|GitHub source

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# Memory Forensics

Comprehensive techniques for acquiring, analyzing, and extracting artifacts from memory dumps for incident response and malware analysis.

## When to Use This Skill

- Performing memory analysis during incident response or breach investigation
- Extracting malware artifacts (processes, injected code, network connections) from a RAM capture
- Acquiring volatile memory from a live Windows/Linux/macOS system before shutdown
- Using Volatility 3 / Rekall to triage memory dumps
- Recovering credentials, browser sessions, or open files from process memory

## Memory Acquisition

### Live Acquisition Tools

#### Windows

```powershell
# 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
```

#### Linux

```bash
# 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
```

#### macOS

```bash
# osxpmem
sudo ./osxpmem -o memory.raw

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