Question

What is this command doing?

ewfmount win7-32-nromanoff-c-drive.E01 /mt/ewf_mount/
vshadowmount /mnt/ewf_mount/ewf1 /mnt/vss
cd /mnt/vss
ls

mount -o ro, loop,show_sys_files,streams_interface=windows vss3 /mnt/shadow_mount/vss3

cd /mnt/shadow_mount/vsss3/
ls

Answer 1

The given command is used to mount and explore a forensic disk image and its Volume Shadow Copies in a Linux environment. It ensures that evidence integrity is maintained while inspecting the data from these digital storage mediums.

Step-by-step explanation:

The command given is a series of Linux terminal commands typically used in digital forensics to mount and inspect the contents of an E01 image file. The E01 file is a type of disk image format used to encapsulate the exact contents of a digital storage medium. The command sequence performs the following actions:

• The ewfmount command mounts an E01 image file, which is specified as win7-32-nromanoff-c-drive.E01, to the directory /mnt/ewf_mount.
• The vshadowmount command mounts the Volume Shadow Copy from the E01 mounted image to another directory /mnt/vss.
• cd /mnt/vss changes the directory to the Volume Shadow Copy mount point.
• The lsmount displays the available shadow copies.
• The command then specifies mounting one of the shadow copies, vss3, to the directory /mnt/shadow_mount/vss3 using options like read-only, loop device, showing system files, and setting Windows stream interface.
• Finally, navigating to the mounted shadow copy with cd and listing its contents with ls.

These commands allow the user to view the contents of the disk image and the shadow copy in a forensically sound manner, preserving the evidence integrity.