๐Ÿ“š What You'll Learn Here

Scanning Windows Registry hives for persistence mechanisms, malware configurations, and forensic artifacts.

Learning Outline

  • 1. Registry Hive Extraction โ€” Exporting SAM, SYSTEM, SOFTWARE, NTUSER.DAT
  • 2. Registry File Format โ€” Understanding registry binary structure
  • 3. Persistence Detection โ€” Run keys, Winlogon, services, scheduled tasks
  • 4. Malware Configuration โ€” Extracting C2 servers from registry keys
  • 5. Forensic Timelines โ€” LastWrite times, transaction logs
  • 6. Tools Integration โ€” `regripper`, `recmd`, `RegistryExplorer`
  • 7. YARA for Registry โ€” Converting hive exports to text or scanning raw hive files
๐Ÿ› ๏ธ REGISTRY BROWSER (Coming Soon)
Upload and scan registry hive files.

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