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Read more about the article Understanding the Virtual Address Descriptor (VAD) in Windows Memory Management

Understanding the Virtual Address Descriptor (VAD) in Windows Memory Management

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  • Post published:22 July 2026
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An overview of the Virtual Address Descriptor (VAD), the structure Windows uses to track memory allocations in a process's virtual address space, and how to inspect it during forensic analysis.

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Read more about the article Finding File Data in a Disk Image from an XFS Inode

Finding File Data in a Disk Image from an XFS Inode

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  • Post published:22 July 2026
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How to decode the extent record in an XFS inode by hand and convert it to the exact byte offset of file data in a disk image, with a script to speed it up.

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