200-201 Host-Based Analysis Practice Question
Which Windows Prefetch file extension indicates that a program has been executed on the system?
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.pf
Prefetch files have the .pf extension and contain execution data for applications.
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.evtx
Why it's wrong here
.evtx is for event log files.
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.pf
Why this is correct
Prefetch files are stored in C:\Windows\Prefetch with .pf extension.
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.tmp
Why it's wrong here
.tmp are temporary files.
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.log
Why it's wrong here
.log files are generic log files.
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