200-201 Host-Based Analysis Practice Question
Which Windows artifact stores evidence of file execution, including the path and run count, and is located in C:\Windows\Prefetch?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Prefetch files
Prefetch files (*.pf) are created by Windows to speed up application loading. They contain metadata about executed programs, including execution count and last run time.
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Windows Event Logs
Why it's wrong here
Event logs are in C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs.
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Registry hives
Why it's wrong here
Registry is stored in C:\Windows\System32\config.
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Scheduled tasks
Why it's wrong here
Scheduled tasks are stored in C:\Windows\System32\Tasks.
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Prefetch files
Why this is correct
Prefetch files are in C:\Windows\Prefetch.
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