A digital forensic investigator is tasked with analyzing an NTFS image file extracted from a pen drive. They leverage The Sleuth Kit (TSK) for this task, specifically utilizing the fsstat command…

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• ABy performing network scans
• BBy conducting manual inspections
• CBy using the plug-in framework
• DBy writing custom code

• A
  18% (6)
• B
  9% (3)
• C
  71% (24)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

According to the CHFI v11 Operating System Forensics and Digital Evidence Analysis objectives, The Sleuth Kit (TSK) is a core open-source forensic framework used to analyze disk images and file systems, including NTFS, FAT, EXT, and others. TSK is designed as a modular toolkit, offering both command-line utilities (such as fsstat, fls, and istat) and a plug-in framework that enables structured, extensible analysis. The fsstat tool is part of this framework and is used to extract file system metadata, including cluster size, inode structure, allocation status, and volume layout--key artifacts required for timeline reconstruction and anomaly detection. CHFI v11 emphasizes that investigators typically analyze disk images using TSK's plug-in-based architecture, which allows multiple forensic modules to operate consistently on the same evidence source without altering it. This architecture is also what enables higher-level forensic platforms (such as Autopsy) to integrate TSK

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