Re: Using dd.exe to make forensic images of NTFS drives

From: crazytrain (subscribeat_private)
Date: Mon Aug 11 2003 - 20:28:47 PDT

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    On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 04:53, Sakaba wrote:
    > I want the capability to take live
    > images of windows machines without having to reboot them and
    > without having to use thier binaries.  
    
    Unless you pre-install a program to do such, I believe this is currently
    impossible.  There are compiled live analysis kits for Win32 but they
    all (please correct me if I am wrong) call at least one or more DLLs
    from the running Win32 system, based on the design of Win32.  The second
    you do this you disrupt the system.  How much?  Depends.  But your goal
    of wanting to do a live image of a running Win32 system just isn't
    possible because of this.  Remember every step has one or more side
    effects.
    
    Now, if you're willing to compromise a bit and use system DLLs, then you
    might be able to do so.  Of course certain elements will be corrupt,
    such as open files, in your resultant image file(s).  But you will get
    much of what you're after.
    
    
    regards,
    
    farmerdude
    
    
    
    
    
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