Volatility LabHunt malware in RAM with the industry-standard memory framework.
Practice Volatility online in a real cyber lab — analyse memory images for malware, rootkits, injected processes, and credentials. DFIR workflows in a browser.
What is Volatility?
Volatility is the open-source standard for memory forensics. It parses raw RAM captures from Windows, Linux, and macOS systems to extract running processes, network connections, command history, registry hives, credentials, and traces of malware — even when disk forensics has been wiped.
Inside the labPractising Volatility in a real cyber lab
DeepTech labs provide pre-captured memory images from compromised Windows and Linux hosts, alongside Volatility 2 and Volatility 3 pre-installed on the Kali image. Learners run incident-response workflows end to end: identify the OS profile, list processes, hunt injected code, and recover credentials.
What you'll practice
Hands-on exercises that build job-ready Volatility skills.
- Identify the OS profile of an unknown memory image
- List processes and spot anomalies (unsigned binaries, parent mismatches)
- Detect process injection and reflectively loaded DLLs
- Recover network connections and command-line history
- Extract credentials and registry artefacts from RAM
Available in: Tier 3 — Multi-Machine Networks (DFIR scenarios).
Volatility lab FAQ
Where do the memory images come from?
Each lab includes pre-captured memory dumps from intentionally compromised Windows 10/11 and Linux hosts. The capture conditions are documented so learners understand the scenario behind each image.
Volatility 2 or Volatility 3?
Both. Volatility 3 is the active project but Volatility 2 plugins still cover scenarios that V3 has not yet ported, so the curriculum uses whichever is appropriate per exercise.
Is this lab aligned to GCFE / GCFA / CHFI?
Yes. Memory-forensics workflows map directly to GIAC GCFE/GCFA and EC-Council CHFI curricula, plus the practical day-to-day of a DFIR analyst.
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