CTF Writeups

Forensics, malware analysis, incident response, and more from competitions worldwide.

CTF Writeup

Securinets 2025 — Lost File

Ransomware-style challenge requiring memory capture analysis and reverse engineering of an encryption tool to recover a deleted key.

Memory Forensics Reverse Engineering IDA Pro Cryptography
Hard Memory Forensics • Encryption Recovery ⏱ 3 min
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Memory Forensics with Volatility 3

A complete beginner-to-intermediate guide to memory forensics using Volatility 3. Covers installation, essential plugins, process analysis, network artifact extraction, and memory-resident malware hunting.

Memory Forensics Volatility DFIR Malware Analysis
Beginner-Intermediate • ~20 min read ⏱ 3 min
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QnQSec 2025 — Masks

Tracing a phishing attack chain from initial email delivery in Outlook to scheduled task persistence using Volatility 3 and AmCache forensics.

Memory Forensics Volatility 3 AmCache Incident Response
Medium 8 Questions • Memory Forensics ⏱ 2 min
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