IT Forensics – Windows
Forensic Analysis of Windows Services – Investigating Persistence and System Configuration
Windows services are among the core components of the operating system. They are started automatically or manually and perform numerous system and application functions. From a forensic perspective, services that have been tampered with or installed retrospectively can provide important clues regarding malware, persistence mechanisms or system changes.
As part of a professional IT forensic investigation, Windows services are never assessed in isolation. Only by correlating them with the Windows Registry, event logs, prefetch files, Amcache, ShimCache and other artefacts is it possible to carry out a robust technical assessment.
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.
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We analyse installed Windows services, their configuration, start-up behaviour and associated programme files. The results are correlated with other digital traces and documented in a transparent manner.
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This is how the analysis works
Once a forensic image has been created, the relevant service configurations and associated artefacts are analysed. This is followed by a technical assessment in relation to further Windows artefacts.
Why are Windows services important?
Manipulated or unusual services may provide clues to system changes or malware. However, their significance can only be determined by analysing all relevant digital traces as a whole.
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LanCologne – Windows Forensics in Cologne
Do you need a professional analysis of Windows services or other Windows artefacts? LanCologne can assist you with the forensic-grade preservation of digital evidence and the objective analysis of complex Windows systems.
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