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Volatility (software)
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<p>Volatility is an <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> <a href="/facts/Memory_forensics/65jpAvyD">memory forensics</a> framework for <a href="/facts/Incident_response/KPwTbXbp">incident response</a> and <a href="/facts/Malware/5ee7TLFR">malware</a> analysis. It is written in <a href="/facts/Python_/YbuGqofa">Python</a> and supports <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X/Y93vVpTm">Mac OS X</a>, and <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> (as of version 2.5). </p><p>Volatility was created by Aaron Walters, drawing on academic research he did in memory forensics. </p>