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On a Windows host, an attacker leveraged COMSVCS.DLL via rundll32.exe to dump the memory of svchost.exe into a file under the Temp directory. Review the file creation logs to determine the exact name of the dump file that was generated.

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

Analyze Windows process events for any schtasks.exe commands that created a new task invoking PowerShell. What is the name of the .ps1 script specified to run?

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

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 Windows device, there’s evidence that PowerShell history was wiped by deleting the history file. What was the exact command used to perform this action?

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.

Suspiciously, the recycle bin appears empty system-wide. Determine which command was executed on Windows to clear the system's recycle bin directory, including any switches and environment variables.

Review Windows process logs to find which built-in command was executed to reveal the system’s hostname.

A Windows system shows a cmd.exe process spawn that appears to have been used for environment discovery. Review the process creation records to identify the exact command the adversary ran to enumerate environment variables.

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 user‐space process on a Linux device invoked a shell to capture and display the system’s environment variables and path. Which exact command was used to perform this discovery?

On a Windows host, registry events reveal that PowerShell modified a value under the WDigest provider. Identify the exact command line that performed this registry change.

Investigate Windows registry events to identify any newly set ProxyServer entry under the user Internet Settings hive. What proxy server address was configured?

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

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?

You notice rundll32.exe being used with desk.cpl,InstallScreenSaver on a Windows endpoint. Investigate your process creation logs to find which .scr file was loaded by this unusual invocation.

On a Linux host, process execution logs show a chmod invocation with a recursive flag. Which file or folder was targeted by this recursive permission change?

On Linux systems, an attacker may gain persistence by appending instructions to the global shell profile. Investigate process or file modification events to find evidence of text being added to /etc/profile, and identify the exact command invocation that carried out this change.

Windows registry events show that a new key under the Active Setup Installed Components branch was added to launch a payload immediately via runonce.exe. Which component name was created?

A Windows host shows evidence of a driver being installed using a built-in utility. Investigate process creation events to find the INF filename that was specified in the add-driver invocation.

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 system shows a 'find' command used to search within .aws directories. Which specific AWS credential filename was the attacker attempting to locate?

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.