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Volatility 3 (Memory Forensics)

Auto-generated by Q-Branch Armory audit on 2026-10-12.

Overview

The world's most widely used memory forensics framework.

Usage: python3 vol.py -f memory.dmp windows.pslist

Classification

  • **Category:** Forensic tools
  • **Armory status:** Installed (source present: volatility3)
  • **Q-Branch check:** Installed — launch path not in PATH
  • **Present on VPS3:** yes
  • **Installed flag:** yes

    • Prerequisites

  • docker
  • go
  • java
  • root
  • ruby
  • wifi

    • Install

    
git clone https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3.git
cd volatility3 && pip install --user -r requirements.txt

    Operator notes

  • Launch from the [Digital Armory](/pentest/armory/) — do not maintain parallel tool lists in Q-Branch.
  • If the Q-Branch check is not **Ready**, run install steps or update the HackingTool manifest before relying on this tool in an engagement.
  • For authorized TenguProtect red-team work only.

    • Reference

    https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3

    Tags

    `backend-hexstrike`