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Analyze volatile memory (RAM) dumps using the Volatility 3 framework

When to use

• When analyzing a RAM dump from a compromised or suspect system
• During incident response to identify running malware, injected code, or rootkits
• When you need to extract credentials, encryption keys, or network connections from memory
• For detecting process hollowing, DLL injection, or hidden processes
• When disk-based forensics alone is insufficient and volatile data is critical

When not to use

• disk-based forensics alone

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