OS and Network Forensics

A security analyst reviews Windows Security Event Logs and finds multiple Event ID 4625 entries from a single source IP address targeting various usernames. Which type of attack is MOST likely occurring?

In a macOS forensic investigation, which log system provides a timeline of high-level system events such as application launches and user logins?

Which TWO Windows Event IDs are associated with successful logon or explicit credential usage? (Choose TWO.)

In network forensics, an analyst captures traffic and sees a large number of ICMP echo requests from 10.0.0.1 to 10.0.0.2 with varying payload sizes. What is the most likely scenario?

Which TWO of the following are valid artifacts for determining program execution on a Windows system? (Select TWO.)

A network forensics analyst captures traffic and sees a series of TCP SYN packets sent to multiple ports on a target, with no corresponding SYN-ACK replies. What type of activity is MOST likely indicated?

A forensic analyst is investigating a Windows system for persistence mechanisms. Which TWO registry locations are commonly used by malware to achieve auto-start? (Select TWO.)

Which tool is commonly used for timeline analysis in digital forensics, allowing examiners to parse and correlate timestamps from various artifacts?

A forensic investigator is examining a Mac system and wants to review recently accessed files and applications. Which macOS artifact is MOST useful for this purpose?

During a network forensic investigation, the analyst examines firewall logs and notices a large number of outbound connections from an internal server to various IP addresses on port 443 at regular intervals. The connections are all initiated by a process called 'svchost.exe' running from a non-standard location (C:\Windows\Temp). What is the MOST likely explanation?

Which Windows artifact is specifically designed to track the most recently used (MRU) files for specific applications and can be found in the NTUSER.DAT registry hive?

Which tool is commonly used in timeline analysis for digital forensics to parse various artifacts and create a super timeline?

A forensic analyst is investigating a Windows system for evidence of USB device usage. Which registry key is MOST useful for determining the first time a USB device was connected and its serial number?

A security analyst is reviewing firewall logs and notices repeated connection attempts from an internal IP to an external server on TCP port 4444. The internal host is a web server. What is the MOST likely explanation?

A forensic analyst is investigating a Windows system for evidence of malware persistence. Which TWO registry locations are commonly used by malware to automatically execute on system startup?

A security analyst detects a sudden spike in failed logon events with Event ID 4625 on a Windows domain controller. The source IP addresses are random and from various external subnets. Which type of attack is MOST likely occurring?

A security analyst reviews Windows Security Event Log and observes Event ID 4625 repeatedly for a single user account from a remote IP address within a short timeframe. What is the MOST likely cause?

During a forensic investigation of a compromised Linux server, an analyst checks /var/log/auth.log and finds multiple entries like "Failed password for root from 10.0.0.5 port 22 ssh2". Which tool is BEST suited to analyze the timeline of these events?

A forensic examiner recovers a Windows 10 system and finds a prefetch file for powershell.exe with a last run time of 3 days ago, but the system's security logs show no interactive logons from that user. What does this discrepancy suggest?

Which Linux log file is the PRIMARY source for authentication-related events such as user logins, sudo usage, and failed authentication attempts?

A forensic analyst is performing timeline analysis on a compromised system. Which tool is specifically designed to parse multiple log sources and create a super timeline?

A security analyst observes multiple Event ID 4625 logon failures for a single user account within a short time frame, followed by Event ID 4624 logon success. Which attack technique is MOST likely indicated?

During a forensic investigation, you find a prefetch file created at 03:15:22 UTC on the system. The corresponding executable's last modified timestamp is 02:30:00 UTC, and the system date/time shows a discrepancy of +5 minutes. What is the MOST accurate interpretation regarding the file execution time?

During a Windows forensic analysis, you find a suspicious LNK file in a user's Recent folder. Which of the following is NOT typically retrievable from an LNK file?

A security analyst reviewing Windows Security Event Logs sees multiple Event ID 4625 entries for a single user account, followed by a successful Event ID 4624. The account is a domain administrator. What is the MOST likely explanation?

An investigator is analyzing a Windows 10 system suspected of malware persistence. Which registry key is commonly used by malware to achieve persistence by running a program at every user logon?

During a forensic examination of a Mac system, an investigator needs to recover historical record of file system events, such as file modifications and deletions. Which artifact should they examine?

Which THREE of the following are indicators of a webshell compromise on a web server?

Which TWO of the following are tools that can be used for timeline analysis in digital forensics?

Which FOUR of the following are persistence mechanisms that can be used on Linux systems?

A forensic analyst reviews a Windows system for signs of malware persistence. Which TWO registry locations are commonly used to achieve persistence via auto-start programs?

During a Windows forensic investigation, an analyst finds prefetch files with the .pf extension. Which TWO pieces of information can the analyst obtain from analyzing prefetch files?