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Velociraptor, developed by Velocidex, is an open-source endpoint monitoring and digital forensics tool designed to collect and analyze host-based state information through its proprietary Velociraptor Query Language (VQL). The software enables security teams, incident responders, and forensic investigators to perform rapid triage, threat hunting, and comprehensive system analysis across large-scale environments. Using VQL queries, users can extract detailed artifacts from Windows, Linux, and macOS systems, including running processes, network connections, registry hives, file system metadata, and volatile memory structures. The platform supports both real-time monitoring and historical data collection, making it suitable for proactive threat detection, post-breach investigations, compliance auditing, and malware analysis. Velociraptor's client-server architecture allows centralized deployment and management of thousands of endpoints, with results aggregated in a web-based interface that supports collaborative analysis and timeline reconstruction. The current stable release 0.65.3 represents the eighth iteration of the software, incorporating performance optimizations, expanded artifact libraries, and enhanced visualization capabilities. Security professionals utilize Velociraptor for use cases ranging from detecting persistence mechanisms and lateral movement to identifying data exfiltration patterns and unauthorized system modifications. The tool's flexibility enables custom VQL query development for organization-specific monitoring requirements, while pre-built artifact packs address common investigative scenarios such as ransomware footprints, insider threat indicators, and advanced persistent threat behaviors. Velociraptor is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources (e.g. winget), always delivering the latest version, and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.
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