IT Forensics – Windows
Forensic Analysis of Windows Services – Investigating Persistence and System Configuration
Windows-Dienste (Services) gehören zu den zentralen Bestandteilen des Betriebssystems. Sie werden automatisch oder manuell gestartet und übernehmen zahlreiche System- und Anwendungsfunktionen. Aus forensischer Sicht können manipulierte oder nachträglich installierte Dienste wichtige Hinweise auf Schadsoftware, Persistenzmechanismen oder Systemveränderungen liefern.
Im Rahmen einer professionellen IT-forensischen Untersuchung werden Windows-Dienste niemals isoliert bewertet. Erst die Korrelation mit der Windows Registry, Event Logs, Prefetch-Dateien, Amcache, ShimCache sowie weiteren Artefakten 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 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.
Warum sind Windows-Dienste wichtig?
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.