Redline
FireEye's premier free endpoint security tool for host investigative capabilities.
Overview
Redline, developed by FireEye (now Trellix), is a free endpoint security tool designed for incident response and threat hunting. It allows investigators to collect and analyze data from a host, including running processes, drivers, memory artifacts, file system metadata, registry, and network connections, to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs).
✨ Key Features
- In-depth memory analysis
- Collects processes, drivers, registry data, event logs, network info, and more
- Timeline analysis to correlate activities
- Indicator of Compromise (IOC) analysis
- Streamlined workflow for analyzing malware
- Creates a threat assessment profile
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Free to use
- User-friendly graphical interface for memory analysis
- Structured workflow for incident response investigations
- Developed by a leading cybersecurity company (FireEye/Trellix)
Unique Value: Provides powerful and free endpoint investigation capabilities, enabling rapid memory and file analysis for incident response and threat hunting.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Used by incident responders to quickly collect data from a potentially compromised host for analysis.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Full disk forensics or mobile device analysis.
🏆 Alternatives
Compared to the Volatility Framework, Redline offers a complete GUI-based workflow, making it more accessible for some users. Unlike enterprise solutions like CrowdStrike, it is a standalone, free tool for manual investigations rather than a centrally managed EDR platform.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
💰 Pricing
Free tier: The software is completely free.
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