Magnet DumpIt for Windows¶
What Magnet DumpIt for Windows does¶
Volatile-memory acquisition
Magnet DumpIt for Windows supports memory acquisition. In this guide, you will use it to produce a memory image using the DumpIt workflow and verify the output. The procedure and screenshots provide the practical reference; the surrounding context explains what to record and how to judge the result.
Tool guide at a glance¶
Produce a memory image using the DumpIt workflow and verify the output.
An authorised Windows lab VM and a controlled destination larger than installed RAM.
A memory image with capture time, tool version, size, path, and integrity hash.
Evidence and safety
Capture only an owned or authorised lab system. Memory can contain credentials and sensitive content. Record the input identifier, tool version, relevant commands or settings, time and time zone, output location, and any errors or limitations as you work.
Choose your journey¶
01Understand the evidenceLearn the memory acquisition concepts and limitations.Complete when you can explain what the evidence can and cannot show.Beginner · No tool required · 15–25 min 02Follow the Magnet DumpIt for Windows guideWork through the commands, screenshots, and instructional sequence below.Complete when the documented workflow produces its expected output.Guided · SUSA workstation · Time varies 03Interactive labPractise the tool workflow in a safe browser simulation.Complete when the guided result is supported by the case evidence.Beginner · Browser only · 10–20 min 04Full LabInvestigate an authorised training scenario with fewer prompts and preserve a reviewable result.Complete when another analyst can reproduce and verify the outcome.Intermediate · Isolated lab · 45–90 min
How the labs complement this guide
The Interactive Lab is a safe browser simulation for practising the workflow and validation logic. The Full Lab is an independent exercise for an isolated, authorised environment. Confirm the installed tool version and expected output before relying on either exercise in a real case.
Evidence workflow¶
Before you begin¶
Identify the exact endpoint and confirm that memory acquisition is authorised.
Record the executable version and use controlled storage with sufficient capacity.
Plan to retain timing, messages, image size, a cryptographic hash and custody details.
Magnet DumpIt is a portable memory-acquisition tool for supported Windows x86,
x64 and ARM64 systems. It creates a Microsoft crash-dump (.dmp) image for
later analysis. Because it acquires a live system, use it only with explicit
authority and record the changes, timing and errors introduced by acquisition.
Continue to Install and Open to retrieve and stage the authorised toolkit, then Acquire and Verify to preserve a case-linked memory image and evidence record.