Common Windows Artifacts and Their Basic Analysis

Beyond the fundamental NTFS structures, the Windows operating system creates and maintains numerous artifacts – files, logs, and registry entries – that record user and system activity. Understanding these common artifacts and how to perform basic analysis on them is fundamental for any ScreenSharer. These locations often hold direct or indirect evidence of program execution, file access, deletions, and attempts to conceal activities. This section delves into the most frequently encountered artifacts during screenshares.