IT Forensics – Windows
Forensic Analysis of Windows PowerShell Artifacts – Tracing Commands and Activities
PowerShell gehört zu den wichtigsten Verwaltungswerkzeugen unter Windows. Administratoren nutzen sie für Automatisierung und Systemverwaltung, gleichzeitig wird sie häufig bei Cyberangriffen missbraucht. Je nach Konfiguration können PowerShell-Protokolle, Verlaufsdateien und weitere Artefakte wertvolle Hinweise auf ausgeführte Befehle und Systemaktivitäten liefern.
Eine professionelle Analyse erfolgt niemals isoliert. Erst die Korrelation mit Event Logs, Prefetch, Amcache, Registry-Artefakten, WMI und weiteren digitalen Spuren ermöglicht eine belastbare technische Bewertung.
Why LanCologne?
Since its foundation, LanCologne has specialised in professional IT forensics. Our staff have decades of experience in the field of information technology and assist companies, solicitors, private individuals and, on a regular basis, the courts in the technical investigation of complex digital matters.
The examination is carried out exclusively on a forensic copy or a forensic image. The original evidence remains unchanged and is stored in a manner that preserves its evidential integrity.
Our services
We analyse PowerShell logs, ConsoleHost history, script block logging, module logging and other execution traces, and document all investigation steps in a transparent manner.
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This is how the analysis works
Once a forensic image has been created, all relevant PowerShell artefacts are analysed and correlated with other Windows artefacts.
Warum sind PowerShell-Artefakte wichtig?
PowerShell is capable of making extensive changes to the system. Analysing existing artefacts often makes it possible to reconstruct administrative or security-related activities. However, their significance only becomes apparent when all relevant digital traces are analysed as a whole.
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LanCologne – Windows Forensics in Cologne
Do you need a professional analysis of Windows PowerShell artefacts or other Windows components? LanCologne can assist you with the forensically sound preservation of digital evidence and the objective analysis of complex Windows systems.