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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?

Identify the PowerShell cmdlet used on Windows to format and display the raw volume bytes after an attacker read the boot sector via a DOS device path.

A Linux host’s Syslog shows a shell-based network discovery script ran multiple commands. One of them listed current TCP connections. Which utility was invoked?

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?

A Windows host shows a process launch with an extremely obfuscated command line that dynamically builds and invokes code at runtime. Which process name was used to execute this payload?

In a Linux environment, you observe a process labeled like the cron daemon but running from an unexpected path. Investigate creation events to uncover the actual filename used by this fake cron process.

A reconnaissance tool was executed on a Windows system. Identify the specific function of the tool that was executed. The function has a name from something you can eat

On a Windows host, find any scheduled task that was registered using PowerShell native cmdlets instead of schtasks.exe. What was the name given to the new task?

A threat actor on a Windows system crafted and registered a service named almost identically to the standard time service, but redirecting execution to a custom script. Review the logging data to determine which native command-line tool was used to perform this action. What utility was invoked?

On a Windows endpoint, wscript.exe was used to run a JScript. Identify the exact script path passed to wscript.

On a Linux host, review account management activity in Syslog or process event logs to pinpoint which command was executed to create a new local user. What was the name of the tool invoked?

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

On Windows systems, disabling RDP via the registry generates registry write events. Investigate registry event logs for modifications under the Terminal Server configuration path. What is the name of the registry value that was changed to disable Remote Desktop Protocol?

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.

Review Windows process execution logs to find any native utility that was used to enumerate connected drives. Which utility was invoked?

A Windows host recorded a process that simply executes the system’s native time utility. Without spelling out the query, determine which command was run based on process creation events.

On a Linux host, an activity was recorded where the local clock and timezone were queried. Review the available process execution logs to uncover what full command was run to fetch the system time and timezone.

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?

On Linux, review file events for changes in the system-wide shell profile directory. Determine the name of the script file in /etc/profile.d that shows evidence of an unauthorized append.

Investigate registry modifications on Windows that reveal when cmd.exe persistence was configured via the CommandProcessor AutoRun key. What command was configured under the AutoRun value?

On a Windows endpoint, review any events showing content being appended to a user’s PowerShell profile that introduce new process launches. What exact command line was added?

Investigate Linux process or syslog records to find any invocation of the 'find' utility used to scan /usr/bin for files with the setuid bit. What was the full command executed?

On a Windows system, a registry event shows the EnableLUA value under the System policies key was set to 0, effectively disabling UAC. Which utility carried out this change?

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.

On a Windows endpoint, someone may have disabled the secure desktop for elevation prompts by modifying a registry setting. Review the registry event logs to identify which registry value name was changed to 0.