volatility
An advanced memory forensics framework (by volatilityfoundation)
lynis
Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing (HIPAA/ISO27001/PCI DSS) and system hardening. Agentless, and installation optional. (by CISOfy)
| volatility | lynis | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 72 | |
| 6,935 | 12,533 | |
| 1.0% | 1.0% | |
| 0.0 | 7.8 | |
| 11 months ago | 4 days ago | |
| Python | Shell | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
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volatility
Posts with mentions or reviews of volatility.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-28.
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What is the appropriate uncompressed kernel ELF to use with dwarf2json? [ 5.19.0-42-generic #43~22.04.1-Ubuntu ], in order to create generate a custom symbols table to conduct linux memory forensics on Ubuntu 22.04?
I need this to create generate a custom symbols table (using dwarf2json), in order to run a memory dump acquired by Ubuntu 22.04, as Ubuntu 22.04 kernel does not work anymore with volatility 2 (Issue here: volatilityfoundation/volatility#828)
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volatility memory analysis ep.8 – linux/mac Q!
Take a look at this link and specifically note how the profiles are named, especially Ubuntu - https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility/wiki/Linux-Command-Reference
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Dump file without a extension
I think the typical tool for analyzing OS memory dumps is Volatility but I can't give you a course in how to use it, that is supposedly what your school should be doing.
- memory dump with FTK Imager
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How to inspect a Linux machine
Analyzing memory dumps can be hard, especially at the beginning. You might want to use comprehensive Frameworks like volatility.
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Does anyone know why volatility isnt working?
git clone https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility.git whenever i want to run something I get PS C:\Users\czare_000\python-course-for-beginners\bs4\volatility> & C:/Users/czare_000/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python310/python.exe c:/Users/czare_000/python-course-for-beginners/bs4/volatility/volatility/debug.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\Users\czare_000\python-course-for-beginners\bs4\volatility\volatility\debug.py", line 27, in import volatility.conf ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'volatility' or i also get except Exception, e: ^^^^^^^^^^^^ SyntaxError: multiple exception types must be parenthesized
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Analyzing raw image
Volatility is python based so you will need to install it and volatility's required dependencies. You can find the install instructions here https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility
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PChunter equivalent on Linux?
volatility - Version 2 Version 3
- How do you work on memory analysis nowadays? Discussion about the Volatility status.
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RAM Memory Analysis volatility
The volatility wiki should have instructions you need. Just follow the steps here (https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility/wiki/Linux#making-the-profile)
lynis
Posts with mentions or reviews of lynis.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-10.
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Who does check linux distros of malware - open source
Linux has (free) tools to improve security and detect/remove malware: Lynis,Chkrootkit,Rkhunter,ClamAV,Vuls,LMD,radare2,Yara,ntopng,maltrail,Snort,Suricata...
- Learn security best practices
- How do i find and remove the compilers installed in fedora?
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Fight against scans, bots and script-kiddies
What I would do in your place is run this https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis and follow some of the instructions.
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What are your favorite sites that are privacy related that you bookmarked?
https://github.com/CISOfy/Lynis (Linux hardening)
- Server security/hardening baselines for Linux Template
- Ultimate privacy when setting up Fedora?
- Linux security tests?
- Vulnerability scanning tools for homelab?
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Cyber Security for developers: what and where to learn?
Linux security audit scanner
What are some alternatives?
When comparing volatility and lynis you can also consider the following projects:
shellbags - Cross-platform, open-source shellbag parser
Wazuh - Wazuh - The Open Source Security Platform. Unified XDR and SIEM protection for endpoints and cloud workloads.
binwalk - Firmware Analysis Tool [Moved to: https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk]
OSSEC - OSSEC is an Open Source Host-based Intrusion Detection System that performs log analysis, file integrity checking, policy monitoring, rootkit detection, real-time alerting and active response.
volatility3 - Volatility 3.0 development
PEASS-ng - PEASS - Privilege Escalation Awesome Scripts SUITE (with colors)
MalConfScan - Volatility plugin for extracts configuration data of known malware
cve-check-tool - Original Automated CVE Checking Tool
picoCTF - The platform used to run picoCTF 2019.
OSQuery - SQL powered operating system instrumentation, monitoring, and analytics.
radare2 - UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset [Moved to: https://github.com/radareorg/radare2]
debian-cis - PCI-DSS compliant Debian 10/11/12 hardening