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cmdline

Reads EPROCESS → ProcessParameters → CommandLine

Usage

  • Extract full command-line arguments of processes.
  • Detect encoded PowerShell, suspicious flags, LOLBIN abuse.
  • Identify initial execution vector (phishing payloads, droppers, scripts).
  • Correlate parent process with execution intent.

Misses

  • Overwritten or tampered ProcessParameters.
  • Processes where command-line memory has been wiped.
  • Kernel-level manipulation of PEB structures.
  • Extremely short-lived processes not captured in memory image.

Commands

# Show command lines (Vol2)
vol.py -f <mem> --profile=<profile> cmdline

# Show command lines (Vol3)
python3 vol.py -f <mem> windows.cmdline