[SECURITY TOOLS]
Comprehensive guide to all 20 Microsoft Sysinternals security tools. From basic process monitoring to advanced kernel debugging.
[SECURITY TOOLKIT]
Master all 20 essential Sysinternals tools for comprehensive Windows security analysis
7 Essential Tools
8 Security Suite
4 Advanced Tools
1 Legacy Tool
Essential Tools
7 Tools
Process Explorer
Beginner
Advanced process monitoring and analysis
Primary Use Case:
Malware detection, resource monitoring
Autoruns
Beginner
Startup program analysis
Primary Use Case:
Persistence detection, system hardening
TCPView
Beginner
Real-time network monitoring
Primary Use Case:
Network threat detection, C2 identification
Process Monitor
Intermediate
File, registry & process activity monitoring
Primary Use Case:
Live forensics, behavior analysis
Strings
Beginner
Extract readable text from binaries
Primary Use Case:
Static malware analysis, IOC extraction
Sysmon
Advanced
Advanced system event logging
Primary Use Case:
SIEM integration, threat hunting
PsExec
Intermediate
Remote process execution
Primary Use Case:
Incident response, penetration testing
Security Tools
8 Tools
AccessChk
Intermediate
Permission auditing tool
Primary Use Case:
Privilege escalation checks, compliance
AccessEnum
Beginner
GUI permission scanner
Primary Use Case:
Rapid permission audits, security assessment
Sigcheck
Beginner
File signature verification
Primary Use Case:
Malware detection, authenticity verification
Streams
Intermediate
NTFS alternate data streams
Primary Use Case:
Hidden malware detection, forensics
ShareEnum
Beginner
Network share scanner
Primary Use Case:
Network security assessment, auditing
Whois
Beginner
Domain and IP information
Primary Use Case:
Threat intelligence, IOC research
LogonSessions
Intermediate
Active logon session analysis
Primary Use Case:
Incident response, unauthorized access
SDelete
Beginner
Secure file deletion
Primary Use Case:
Data destruction, evidence cleaning
Advanced Tools
4 Tools
Handle
Intermediate
Open handles information
Primary Use Case:
File lock investigation, forensics
ProcDump
Advanced
Process memory dumping
Primary Use Case:
Malware analysis, memory forensics
VMMap
Advanced
Virtual memory analysis
Primary Use Case:
Process injection detection, analysis
LiveKd
Expert
Live kernel debugging
Primary Use Case:
Rootkit detection, kernel analysis
Legacy Tools
1 Tool