Memory Dump Analysis Anthology, Volume 5

This reference volume consists of revised, edited, cross-referenced, and thematically organized articles from Software Diagnostics Institute (DumpAnalysis.org) and Software Diagnostics Library (former Crash Dump Analysis blog, DumpAnalysis.org/blog) written in February 2010 - October 2010. The fifth volume features: - 25 new crash dump analysis patterns - 11 new pattern interaction case studies (including software tracing) - 16 new trace analysis patterns - 7 structural memory patterns - 4 modeling case studies for memory dump analysis patterns - Discussion of 3 common analysis mistakes - Malware analysis case study - Computer independent architecture of crash analysis report service - Expanded coverage of software narratology - Metaphysical and theological implications of memory dump worldview - More pictures of memory space and physicalist art - Classification of memory visualization tools - Memory visualization case studies - Close reading of the stories of Sherlock Holmes: Dr. Watson's observational patterns - Fully cross-referenced with Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, and Volume 4. This reference is useful for: - Software engineers developing and maintaining products on Windows platforms - Technical support and escalation engineers dealing with complex software issues - Quality assurance engineers testing software on Windows platforms - Security researchers, reverse engineers, malware and memory forensics analysts - Some articles will be of interest to a general Windows user.