IT Forensics – Windows
Forensic analysis of Windows Setup API logs – tracing device installations
Die SetupAPI-Protokolle dokumentieren zahlreiche Vorgänge rund um die Installation von Hardware und Treibern unter Windows. Im Rahmen einer IT-forensischen Untersuchung können sie wichtige Hinweise auf angeschlossene Geräte, installierte Treiber und zeitliche Abläufe liefern.
Eine professionelle Analyse erfolgt niemals isoliert. Erst die Korrelation mit USB-Artefakten, dem SYSTEM-Hive, Event Logs und weiteren Windows-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 SetupAPI logs, reconstruct device and driver installations, and cross-check the results against other digital evidence. Every step of the investigation is documented in a transparent manner.
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This is how the analysis works
Once a forensic image has been created, the SetupAPI logs are analysed. The results are then correlated with other Windows artefacts and assessed from a technical perspective.
Warum sind SetupAPI-Protokolle wichtig?
You can document the timeline of device and driver installations. However, their significance only becomes apparent once all relevant digital traces have been analysed as a whole.
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LanCologne – Windows Forensics in Cologne
Do you need a professional analysis of Windows SetupAPI logs or other Windows artefacts? LanCologne can assist you with the forensic preservation of digital evidence and the objective analysis of complex Windows systems.