Mar 13
We have announced the winners of the 2025 @volatility
#PluginContest! And the First Place is:
Daniel Baier for XFRM Inspector
Read the full Contest Results in our blog post:
volatilityfoundation.org/the…
Congrats to all winners & thank you to all participants!
#DFIR #memoryforensics
Mar 4
The 2025 @volatility #PluginContest review is complete! We received 8 submissions from 7 different countries that included 20 plugins!
We will be highlighting each #Contender & the winners will be announced on Friday!
#DFIR #memoryforensics
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Mar 6
The annual @volatility #PluginContest continues to highlight how #memoryforensics researchers are innovating contributing to #Volatility3!
Special thanks to the core developers & previous winners who helped review this year's submissions!
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Mar 6
We are excited to announce the 2025 @volatility #PluginContest First Place winner is:
Daniel Baier for XRFM Inspector
See the full Contest Results: volatilityfoundation.org/the…
Congrats to all winners & thank you to all participants!
#DFIR #memoryforensics
Mar 4
The 2025 @volatility #PluginContest review is complete! We received 8 submissions from 7 different countries that included 20 plugins!
We will be highlighting each #Contender & the winners will be announced on Friday!
#DFIR #memoryforensics
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Mar 5
We will announce the winners of the 2025 @volatility #PluginContest winners tomorrow, Friday, Mar 6, so stay tuned!
#DFIR #memoryforensics #Volatility3
Mar 4
The 2025 @volatility #PluginContest review is complete! We received 8 submissions from 7 different countries that included 20 plugins!
We will be highlighting each #Contender & the winners will be announced on Friday!
#DFIR #memoryforensics
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Mar 5
.@volatility #PluginContest #Contender
Théo Letailleur: Journald Extractor automates extraction of Linux journal files cached in memory, along with analysis via the open-source go-journalctl tool to obtain parsed versions of these files from memory.
#DFIR #memoryforensics
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Mar 5
.@volatility #PluginContest #Contender
Kyrre Wahl Kongsgård: Arrow & Parquet Renderers allows #Volatility3 plugin output to be written via the Arrow Parquet renderers, enabling the output to be integrated into tools for modern data analysis workflows.
#DFIR #memoryforensics
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Mar 5
.@volatility #PluginContest #Contender
Diyar Saadi Ali: This submission includes a suite of detection plugins & tools to identify suspicious processes artifacts within the memory sample of a suspected system using a variety of heuristics & indicators.
#DFIR #memoryforensics
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Mar 5
.@volatility #PluginContest #Contender
Kartik Iyer: APCWatch & MalAPC together provide the capability to identify & analyze APC injection attacks in Windows memory forensics, one of the most sophisticated code injection techniques employed by modern malware
#DFIR #memoryforensics
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Mar 4
.@volatility #PluginContest #Contender
Devarjya Purkayastha: PEScan provides an alternative method for analyzing PE files in a memory sample, assigning a threat score to each memory region that contains a PE file & summarizing high/critical regions.
#DFIR #memoryforensics
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Mar 4
The 2025 @volatility #PluginContest review is complete! We received 8 submissions from 7 different countries that included 20 plugins!
We will be highlighting each #Contender & the winners will be announced on Friday!
#DFIR #memoryforensics
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Jan 1
And that’s it! The 2025 @volatility #PluginContest is now closed. Stay tuned for winner announcements in the coming weeks! And good luck to all contenders!
#memoryforensics #opensource #dfir
31 Dec 2025
Today is the last day to submit entries to the #PluginContest! This is your chance to gain industry-wide visibility for your work, contribute to an important open-source project, and compete for cash prizes! More details below!👇
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31 Dec 2025
Today is the last day to submit entries to the #PluginContest! This is your chance to gain industry-wide visibility for your work, contribute to an important open-source project, and compete for cash prizes! More details below!👇
8 Dec 2025
The @volatility #PluginContest closes on Dec 31, 2025! Make sure to submit your entry by the deadline! If you’re looking for inspiration, take a look at our roll call of past contest submissions: volatilityfoundation.org/vol…
#memoryforensics
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29 Dec 2025
There are only 2 days left to submit your entries to the @volatility #PluginContest! The deadline is Wednesday!
29 Oct 2025
The 13th annual @volatility #PluginContest is OPEN for submissions! This contest is designed to encourage research & development in the field of #memoryanalysis. Every year, contributions from all around the world continue to help build the next generation of #memoryforensics.
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26 Dec 2025
You have 5 more days to submit your entries to the @volatility #PluginContest!
29 Oct 2025
The 13th annual @volatility #PluginContest is OPEN for submissions! This contest is designed to encourage research & development in the field of #memoryanalysis. Every year, contributions from all around the world continue to help build the next generation of #memoryforensics.
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22 Dec 2025
There are 9 days left to submit entries to the @volatility #PluginContest! Make sure to get your submissions in by the deadline!
29 Oct 2025
The 13th annual @volatility #PluginContest is OPEN for submissions! This contest is designed to encourage research & development in the field of #memoryanalysis. Every year, contributions from all around the world continue to help build the next generation of #memoryforensics.
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8 Dec 2025
The @volatility #PluginContest closes on Dec 31, 2025! Make sure to submit your entry by the deadline! If you’re looking for inspiration, take a look at our roll call of past contest submissions: volatilityfoundation.org/vol…
#memoryforensics
29 Oct 2025
The 13th annual @volatility #PluginContest is OPEN for submissions! This contest is designed to encourage research & development in the field of #memoryanalysis. Every year, contributions from all around the world continue to help build the next generation of #memoryforensics.
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29 Oct 2025
The 13th annual @volatility #PluginContest is OPEN for submissions! This contest is designed to encourage research & development in the field of #memoryanalysis. Every year, contributions from all around the world continue to help build the next generation of #memoryforensics.
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24 Jul 2025
The 13th annual @volatility #PluginContest is now OPEN! This is a meaningful way to contribute to open source forensics & gain community-wide visibility for your work. And, as always, winners get cash prizes!
Submission Deadline: 31 December 2025
#dfir #memoryforensics
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28 Mar 2025
We had some awesome submissions to the @volatility #PluginContest. The first place submission is a HUGE contribution to #memoryforensics on the Linux side, and solves a hard problem that others have grappled with for some time!
#DFIR
28 Mar 2025
We are excited to announce that the @volatility #PluginContest First Place winner is:
Valentin Obst for btf2json
Read the full Contest Results:
volatilityfoundation.org/the…
Congrats to all winners & thank you to all participants!
#DFIR #memoryforensics
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28 Mar 2025
As highlighted this week, the #PluginContest demonstrates that #memoryforensics researchers continue to innovate contribute to @volatility!
Special thanks to the core developers & previous winners who helped review submissions.
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