Use the command line interface to run the following commands on a Windows computer. Use the output of the command and research to determine what the purpose of each command is and how it can be used to assist in gathering evidence.
Command |
Purpose |
Use as a forensics tool |
Doskey/history |
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Time/t |
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Net use |
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Net sessions |
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Net file |
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Openfiles |
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Nbtstat -c |
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Netstat |
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Tasklist |
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Ipconfig |
command | purpose | forensic tool |
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history | you can maintain a command history for each program that you start or repeat. You can edit previous commands at the program's prompt, and start doskey macros created for the program. | To extract what commands are executed |
Time | used to display and set the current system time. | we can know time |
Net use | used to connect to, remove, and configure connections to shared resources, like mapped drives and network printers | To know all connection history |
Net sessions | used to list or disconnect sessions between the computer and others on the network. | To know trend of user activity in network |
Net file | used to manage open files, close a shared file | know what files are accesssed |
Openfiles | used to display all system files that are currently opened by users of the same computer network | Current activity of user |
Nbstat -c | command-line tool that displays NetBIOS over TCP/IP statistics. | shows netBIOS |
Netstat | TCP/IP networking utility, has a simple set of options and identifies a computer's listening ports, along with incoming and outgoing network connections | Resolve malware issues |
tasklist | displays the process ID number for each running task, the name of the executable program that started the task | to know all tasks of user |
Ipconfig | fast way of determining your computer's IP address and other information, such as the address of its default gateway | Track users based on ip |
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