Glossary: Logs and Data Sources for Investigations
Memory dump
Also written: memory image, RAM dump
A copy of a computer's RAM at one moment, holding running programs, connections, keys and fileless malware; it is lost at power off, so it is taken first. Alex's dump revealed the database password Roast-Ledger-7731.
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Order of volatilityCore dumpCrash dumpVolatility frameworkRAM (random access memory)