LeechCore is a physical memory acquisition library aimed at digital forensics, incident response, and low-level security research.
It provides API access to memory sources through C/C++, Python, and C# bindings, supports local acquisition as well as network-based use with LeechAgent, and is used by related projects such as PCILeech and MemProcFS. The project can work with file-based dumps, live memory sources, virtual machine targets, and supported DMA hardware, with binaries available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides C/C++, Python, and C# APIs for accessing physical memory sources.
- Supports software-based acquisition from raw dumps, crash dumps, ELF core dumps, QEMU, VMware, libmicrovmi, and other sources.
- Works with supported hardware-based acquisition devices including FPGA and DMA-based interfaces.
- Offers remote memory acquisition through the Windows-based LeechAgent.
- Uses compressed network connections with Kerberos authentication enabled by default for LeechAgent workflows.
- Runs as a library loaded by other applications such as PCILeech and MemProcFS.
Website: github.com/ufrisk/LeechCore
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Developer: Ulf Frisk
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
LeechCore is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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