Aaron,

You find it :)   First 4096 bytes are zeroed out.

Apologize I didn't check that before posting this mail.
I tested your Great tool first with a Ram dump (built with mdd) and then wanted to try it on an hiberfil.sys extracted from an Encase capture.

I will work a little bit more on this (to see how to access to the valuable data after this zeroed area) before joining the IRC

Thanks :)
Cordiales salutations - Bests regards

Jean-François





From: AAron Walters <awalters@4tphi.net>
To: Jean-Francois Ragu/France/IBM@IBMFR
Cc: vol-users@volatilityfoundation.org
Date: 12/09/2008 17:34
Subject: Re: [Vol-users] hiberfil.sys







Jean-Francois,

Can you please clarify what you mean by a "dead system"? The real question
is whether the system was hibernating when it "died".  Can you do me a
favor and open the file in a hex editor? Has the first page been zeroed
out?  In that instance, it needs a little extra processing but it can
still be analyzed.

As for Sandman, I don't think the public black hat released supported
hiberfils that were not in use. Matthieu is a member of this list and
would be able to confirm that.  If you use IRC and want to discuss it
more, you may also consider joining the #volatility channel where we all
hang out.

Thanks,

AW


On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, Jean-Francois Ragu wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Please, is it possible to examine hiberfil.sys file (extracted from a
> "dead" system) directly with volatility such as ?
>   python volatility pslist -f c:\tmp\hiberfil.sys    => Error : Unable to
> locate valid DTB in Image
>
> or do I have to convert it before in an other format ?
>
> Thanks
> Have a good weekend
> :)
>
> Best regards
> Jean Francois
>
>
>
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Sauf indication contraire ci-dessus:/ Unless stated otherwise above:
Compagnie IBM France
Siège Social : Tour Descartes, 2, avenue Gambetta, La Défense 5, 92400 Courbevoie
RCS Nanterre 552 118 465
Forme Sociale : S.A.S.
Capital Social : 542.737.118 euros
SIREN/SIRET : 552 118 465 02430