diff --git a/doc/source/getting-started-linux-tutorial.rst b/doc/source/getting-started-linux-tutorial.rst index eb4ab7562..53f44fc4f 100644 --- a/doc/source/getting-started-linux-tutorial.rst +++ b/doc/source/getting-started-linux-tutorial.rst @@ -24,20 +24,25 @@ Volatility3 will automatically detect and use symbol tables from this location. Listing plugins --------------- -The following is a sample of the linux plugins available for volatility3, it is not complete and more plugins may -be added. For a complete reference, please see the volatility 3 :doc:`list of plugins `. -For plugin requests, please create an issue with a description of the requested plugin. +Volatility3 currently supports over 40 Linux-specific plugins covering a wide range of forensic analysis needs, such as process enumeration, memory-mapped file inspection, loaded modules, and kernel tracing features. + +Some representative plugins include: + +- ``linux.pslist``: Lists running processes with their PIDs and PPIDs. +- ``linux.bash``: Recovers bash command history from memory. +- ``linux.lsmod``: Displays loaded kernel modules. +- ``linux.kmsg``: Reads messages from the kernel log buffer. +- ``linux.elfs``: Lists all memory-mapped ELF files. +- ``linux.check_creds``: Checks for suspicious credential structures. +- ``linux.vmayarascan``: Scans process memory using YARA signatures. + +For a full list of supported plugins, run the following command: .. code-block:: shell-session - $ python3 vol.py --help | grep -i linux. | head -n 5 - banners.Banners Attempts to identify potential linux banners in an - linux.bash.Bash Recovers bash command history from memory. - linux.malware.check_afinfo.Check_afinfo - linux.malware.check_creds.Check_creds - linux.malware.check_idt.Check_idt + $ python3 vol.py --help | grep -i linux. -.. note:: Here the command is piped to grep and head to provide the start of the list of linux plugins. +.. note:: You can also filter and inspect available plugins using more sophisticated patterns or tools like ``grep``, ``awk``, or simply explore the source under ``volatility3/framework/plugins/linux``. Using plugins