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At the start of an investigation on a Windows system, the lead handler executes the following commands after inserting a USB drive. What is the purpose of this command? C:\ >dir / s / a dhsra d:\ >…

The correct answer is C. To copy a forensic image of the local C: drive onto the USB drive. This command will create a text file on the collection media (in this case you would probably be using a USB flash drive) named IRCD.txt that should contain a recursive directory listing of all files on the desk.

Data Protection and Incident Response

Question

At the start of an investigation on a Windows system, the lead handler executes the following commands after inserting a USB drive. What is the purpose of this command? C:\ >dir / s / a dhsra d:\ > a: \ IRCD.txt

Options

  • ATo create a file on the USB drive that contains a listing of the C: drive
  • BTo show hidden and archived files on the C: drive and copy them to the USB drive
  • CTo copy a forensic image of the local C: drive onto the USB drive
  • DTo compare a list of known good hashes on the USB drive to files on the local C: drive

How the community answered

(43 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    12% (5)
  • C
    81% (35)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

This command will create a text file on the collection media (in this case you would probably be using a USB flash drive) named IRCD.txt that should contain a recursive directory listing of all files on the desk.

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#Windows forensics#command-line tools#incident response#evidence collection

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