CAS-004 Security Operations Practice Question
A SOC analyst is investigating a suspicious process that is making outbound connections to an unknown IP address. The analyst wants to examine the process memory for injected code. Which Volatility plugin is most appropriate for detecting code injection by listing all Virtual Address Descriptors (VADs) that are mapped as executable and writable?
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Why each option matters
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malfind
Volatility's 'malfind' plugin scans VADs and looks for executable and writable pages that may indicate injected code. It is commonly used for detecting code injection.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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netscan
Why it's wrong here
netscan shows network connections, not memory injection.
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malfind
Why this is correct
malfind detects injected code by examining VADs.
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pslist
Why it's wrong here
pslist lists processes but does not detect injection.
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dlllist
Why it's wrong here
dlllist lists loaded DLLs, but may miss injected code.
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