Following a security alert, the incident response team at a legal consulting firm suspects that...

Windows Registry artifacts under the USB enumeration keys provide highly useful forensic information about removable devices that have been connected to a system. ECIH v3 forensic-readiness concepts emphasize examining system artifacts that can identify hardware associated with suspected data theft. The Enum\USB registry information can reveal identifiers such as vendor and product information, device instances, and serial-related values that help investigators associate a specific USB device with the affected computer. SetupAPI.dev.log can provide valuable driver-installation history and timestamps, but registry examination provides a direct device-history source for identifying the connected USB hardware. Network logs generally cannot establish which physical USB device was attached, while WHOIS applies to Internet domains and IP ownership rather than local removable media. Therefore, examining Enum\USB is the most appropriate method.

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