MemProcFS

MemProcFS.exe -device <dump> -mount M:

Mounts a memory dump as a virtual file system (MemProcFS), navigating processes and their memory as if they were directories.

Run it when you want to analyze a dump with the usual tools: MemProcFS mounts memory as a virtual FS — each process is a directory (M:\pid\) with subdirectories for modules, handles, memory, and special files like cmdline or PEB. You navigate memory with Explorer, analyze it with YARA directly on virtual paths, and extract processes without Volatility commands. It's the paradigm shift in memory analysis: instead of plugins, file paths. For the analyst who lives in the FS, it's the fastest way to reach the payload.

Don't use it as a complete substitute for Volatility: MemProcFS gives access to processes and their memory, but deep analysis (injection, kernel structures, timelines) remains the domain of plugins. On large dumps, mounting consumes RAM (it maps the dump's memory) — on analysis machines with little memory, dumps of large systems won't mount. And watch out: MemProcFS versions advance quickly and internal paths change between versions — the documentation of the installed version is the reference, not old tutorials. For analyzing a specific process, path access is immediate; for the full picture, combine with Volatility.