BergssonForensics.

Find your
next reference.

Search Windows artifacts, gaming investigations and analysis methods. Read a guide or listen to its audio.

Browse all 25 guides
Guided learning / 10 modulesThe investigation course34 questions. Your progress saved. →Collected reading / 4 volumesRedLotus Compiled Knowledge279 source pages. Search, read, or listen. →

The reference index

25 guides
01
Execution evidence

Windows Prefetch

16 sections Windows

When a program ran, where it ran from, and what remains after deletion.

02
System activity

Windows Event Logs

8 sections Windows

Time changes, cleared logs, driver installations, and the events that connect them.

03
Filesystem records

$LogFile & $UsnJrnl

16 sections NTFS

Reconstruct file activity through transaction logs and the USN change journal.

04
Threat investigation

Fileless Malware

16 sections Windows

Investigate PowerShell, memory, and persistence with little evidence on disk.

05
Code & behavior

Mod Analysis & Detections

10 sections Minecraft

Check authenticity, inspect a mod’s structure, and document suspicious behavior.

06
Screenshare practice

A defensible screenshare workflow

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Plan a focused player examination, preserve the evidence, and document the limits of a live view.

07
File trust

Hashes, signatures & release identity

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Compare exact mod and tool releases without confusing a matching hash or signature with safe behavior.

08
Application records

Amcache: inventory with context

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Use Amcache to identify software and paths while keeping inventory evidence distinct from proof of execution.

09
Compatibility artifacts

ShimCache without overclaiming

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Read AppCompatCache records, interpret their timestamps, and corroborate execution claims.

10
Shell activity

UserAssist & user context

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Investigate user-specific shell activity without assuming it captures every launch or identifies the person at the keyboard.

11
Repeated execution

Startup, tasks & persistence review

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Examine automatic execution mechanisms without treating every startup entry as malicious.

12
Game-session evidence

Minecraft instances, logs & loaded mods

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Identify the actual instance and correlate launcher, loader, crash, and mod records for the session under review.

13
Client context

FiveM client & session triage

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Resolve the actual client layout and compare session logs, cache, resources, and Windows artifacts cautiously.

14
Temporal reasoning

Timelines, clock changes & timezones

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Build a session timeline that preserves original timestamps and distinguishes ordering from exact time.

15
Community research

Write reproducible findings & tool reviews

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Publish useful observations, explain confidence, and submit tools with enough context for an owner review.

16
Device context

USB devices & removable paths

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Relate installation, connection, and file-path observations without turning a device record into a transfer log.

17
Application activity

SRUM: resource use in context

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Use resource and network-usage records as timeline context without treating them as packet captures or exact launch logs.

18
Runtime context

Live process & module inspection

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Inspect process identity, parents, modules, and open resources without equating overlays or unusual names with cheats.

19
Volatile evidence

Memory triage for gaming processes

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Plan memory collection and interpret process-scanning leads with reproducible acquisition context.

20
Script activity

PowerShell logs & command context

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Read script telemetry and interpret encoded commands without executing them.

21
Folder activity

ShellBags & directory context

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Reconstruct user-specific directory context while distinguishing folder navigation from file execution.

22
Recent-item context

Shortcuts & Jump Lists

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Connect recent items and target paths to the relevant application, profile, and volume.

23
Filesystem examination

The MFT: file identity & metadata

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Trace file records, names, and timestamp families without assuming metadata reveals behavior.

24
Deleted-file evidence

Recycle Bin & deletion records

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Examine discarded files and deletion metadata while accounting for pathways that bypass the Recycle Bin.

25
Acquisition history

Browser downloads & profile context

7 sections Gaming / Windows

Connect downloaded mods and utilities to recorded URLs, target paths, profiles, and exact file identity.

The community desk

Put your findings to work.

Share a reproducible observation, compare methods, or suggest a project for the owner-reviewed tools directory.

Visit the community ↗
A note on the library

For the work at hand.

Bergsson Forensics brings together practical references for digital investigations. Use the contents in each guide to jump to an artifact, a technique, or a tool.

All guides are free to read. No account needed.