Systems and methods for countering removal of digital forensics information by malicious software

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for preventing anti-forensics actions. In one exemplary aspect, a method may identify a suspicious object from a plurality of objects on a computing device and monitor actions performed by the suspicious object. The method may intercept a first command by the suspicious object to create and/or modify a digital artifact on the computing device and subsequent to intercepting the first command, intercept a second command by the suspicious object to delete at least one of the suspicious object and the digital artifact. In response to intercepting both the first command to create and/or modify the digital artifact and the second command to delete at least one of the suspicious object and the digital artifact, the method may block the second command, and may store the suspicious object and the digital artifact in a digital repository.