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Labs / Registry Hunter

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  • Released 26 Aug 2025

🔍 Can you uncover the hidden persistence mechanism in this compromised registry?

🛡️ Master professional Windows Registry forensics techniques used by digital investigators
🔎 Learn to identify malicious persistence mechanisms hidden in system registries
💻 Discover how attackers abuse legitimate Windows features for persistence
🎯 Develop essential digital forensics skills for real-world incident response

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🔍 Windows Registry Forensics: Digital Evidence Analysis

Windows Registry forensics is a critical skill in digital investigations and incident response. This challenge introduces you to analyzing Windows Registry exports to uncover malicious persistence mechanisms and hidden evidence.

🎯 What You'll Learn
  • ✓ Windows Registry structure and forensics
  • ✓ Persistence mechanism identification
  • ✓ Base64 encoding analysis techniques
  • ✓ Digital evidence examination methods
🔍 Challenge Overview

You'll analyze a Windows Registry export from a compromised workstation to identify malicious entries used by attackers for persistence. The challenge focuses on real-world forensics techniques used by security professionals.

Forensics Context: Registry analysis is fundamental in malware analysis and incident response, helping investigators understand attacker persistence methods and system compromise indicators.