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Using Windows process event logs, investigate PowerShell activity around lsass.exe memory capture. What was the name of the script file invoked to perform the dump?

On a Linux host, a ping command was executed to test internet connectivity. Determine which IP address was used as the ping target.

On a Linux system, review process creation logs to spot any dd commands reading from /proc/*/mem. What was the name of the file where the dumped memory was written?

On a Windows system, someone ran PowerShell to copy a file from a remote machine’s C$ share to the local TEMP folder. Using process event logs, what full PowerShell command was executed to perform this action?

A Linux host briefly hosted an HTTP service under /tmp. Examine process creation logs to determine the exact python3 command that was used to start the server on port 9090.

A user launched a Windows command prompt and executed a built-in utility to enumerate all active network connections. Using process creation logs, identify the exact tool that produced the list of current connections.

Windows process creation logs show a PowerShell-driven file transfer to an FTP service. Which executable was leveraged to perform this exfiltration?

Which full interactive shell command, as recorded in the Linux process logs, repeatedly echoed a distinctive marker message to the terminal?

Review recent Windows process event logs for PowerShell activity that suggests local group enumeration through WMI. What exact command was executed?

On a Linux system, review process execution records for any shell process that set an environment variable containing executable code and then piped it into another shell instance. Determine which environment variable name was used to store the script content.

On a Linux host, identify the process invocation that altered a user’s login shell. What was the full command used?

Investigate Windows process execution logs for a PowerShell cmdlet used to list group members. Look for entries where a group name is provided after a '-Name' flag and identify which group was queried.

On a Linux endpoint, you suspect malicious clearing of the bash history by redirecting from the null device. Explore process or file events to uncover the exact shell command that performed this action.

Evidence shows that the Windows Defender startup entry was tampered with via an elevated command prompt. Investigate registry events related to the Run key to discover which executable replaced the default SecurityHealth value. What is the name of the new program?

A Windows host shows chrome.exe starting with a --load-extension parameter. What folder name was specified in that flag?

An attacker is suspected of using the Windows shell to enumerate a user’s Internet Explorer bookmarks via the Favorites folder. Identify the exact command they executed to perform this listing.

On a Linux host, identify any processes that used ping with a large count value to introduce a delay before launching another process. What was the command executed immediately after the ping delay?

A Windows host shows a registry write under DeviceRegistryEvents affecting the System policy path. Investigate entries where the data is set to ‘0’ and determine which registry value was modified to turn off UAC consent prompts.

A Windows endpoint shows an Active Setup entry under Internet Explorer Core Fonts being altered with a StubPath value. Investigate the registry events and identify the payload that was set.

On a Windows system, PowerShell was used to gather multiple browser credential files into a temp folder and then archive them. What was the name of the resulting ZIP file?

A Linux user’s bash history was searched for patterns like ‘pass’ and ‘ssh’, and the matching lines were redirected into a new file. Determine the name of that file.

An endpoint shows a PowerShell process that downloaded and executed a remote script aimed at extracting credentials from the Windows Credential Manager. Review the process creation logs and identify the function name that was invoked to dump the web credentials.

On a Linux system you suspect someone altered Bash’s history settings to hide their activity. Investigate process logs for evidence of HISTCONTROL being set to ignore entries. What was the full command executed to configure HISTCONTROL?

Within Linux process execution records, locate any bash commands where the HISTFILESIZE environment variable was exported. What value was assigned to HISTFILESIZE?

A Linux system’s audit framework appears to have been reset unexpectedly. Search your process execution records to identify which exact invocation removed all auditd rules. What full command was executed?