Why can't forensic investigators blindly trust RecentFileCache.bcf and Amcache.hve records?

As demonstrated in the article, attackers with sufficient privileges can clear individual records from these files, making them unreliable for complete execution history. Techniques for clearing records are detailed in Penetration Techniques - Clearing Single Records in RecentFileCache.bcf and Amcache.hve. Investigators should cross‑reference with other sources like Windows system file execution records and NTFS timestamps, as discussed in Penetration Techniques - Time Attributes of NTFS Files in Windows.