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System and method for forensic identification of elements within a computer system

  • US 8,881,271 B2
  • Filed: 08/01/2008
  • Issued: 11/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of forensically analyzing data comprising:

  • accessing a plurality of values representing data contained within a memory of a computer system;

    searching the plurality of values for a first identifying characteristic that indicates an operating system;

    upon finding the first identifying characteristic, searching for a second identifying characteristic that indicates an operating system;

    measuring a distance within the memory of the computer system between (i) the first identifying characteristic and (ii) the second identifying characteristic; and

    determining, from the distance between (i) the first identifying characteristic and (ii) the second identifying characteristic, a type and a version of an operating system loaded into the computer system'"'"'s memory.

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