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During the 1980s, most of digital forensic investigations consisted of "live analysis", examining digital media directly using non-specialist tools. In the 1990s, several freeware and other proprietary tools (both hardware and software) were created to allow investigations to take place without modifying media. This first set of tools mainly focused on computer forensics, although in recent years similar tools have evolved for the field of mobile device forensics.^[1]

Computer forensics

Name	Platform	License	Version	Description
PlatformAuditProbe	Windows	freeware	1.6	Multi-purpose forensic operating system
SANS Investigative Forensics Toolkit - SIFT	Ubuntu		2.1	Multi-purpose forensic operating system
Registry Recon	Windows	proprietary	2.0.0.0530	Forensics tool that rebuilds Windows registries from anywhere on a hard drive and parses them for deep analysis.
EnCase	Windows	proprietary	7.09	Multi-purpose forensic tool
EPRB	Windows	proprietary	1435	Set of tools for encrypted systems & data decryption and password recovery
FTK	Windows	proprietary	5.1.1	Multi-purpose tool, commonly used to index acquired media. ^[2]
PTK Forensics	LAMP	proprietary	2.0	GUI for The Sleuth Kit
The Coroner's Toolkit	Unix-like	IBM Public License	1.19	A suite of programs for Unix analysis
COFEE	Windows	proprietary	n/a	A suite of tools for Windows developed by Microsoft, only available to law enforcement
The Sleuth Kit	Unix-like/Windows	IPL, CPL, GPL	3.1.1	A library of tools for both Unix and Windows
Categoriser 4 Pictures^[3]	Windows	freeware	4.0.2	Image categorisation tool develop, available to law enforcement
Open Computer Forensics Architecture	Linux	LGPL/GPL	2.3.0	Computer forensics framework for CF-Lab environment
SafeBack^[4]	N/a	proprietary	3.0	Digital media (evidence) acquisition and backup
Windows To Go	n/a	proprietary	n/a	Bootable operating system
Nuix / Proof Finder	Windows	proprietary	5.0.4	Forensic analysis & fraud prevention software. Full text search, extracts emails, credit card numbers, IP addresses, URLs. Skin tone analysis. Support for ingesting Windows, Mac OS, Linux and mobile device data.
Netherlands Forensic Institute / Xiraf^[5]	n/a	proprietary	n/a	Computer-forensic online service. ^[6]

Memory forensics

Memory forensics tools are used to acquire and/or analyze a computer's volatile memory (RAM). They are often used in incident response situations to preserve evidence in memory that would be lost when a system is shutdown, and to quickly detect stealthy malware by directly examining the operating system and other running software in memory.

Name	Vendor/Sponsor	Platform	License
WindowsSCOPE	BlueRISC	Windows	proprietary
Volatililty	Volatile Systems	Windows & Linux	Free (GPL)

Mobile device forensics

Mobile forensics tools tend to consist of both a hardware and software component. Mobile phones come with a diverse range of connectors, the hardware devices support a number of different cables and perform the same role as a write blocker in computer devices.

Name	Platform	License	Description
Cellebrite Mobile Forensics^[7]	Windows	proprietary	Universal Forensics Extraction Device - Hardware and Software
Secure View Mobile Forenscis Software^[7]	Windows	proprietary	Hardware/Software package
Radio Tactics Aceso^[7]	Windows	proprietary	"All-in-one" unit with a touch screen
Paraben Device Seizure^[7]	Windows	proprietary	Hardware/Software package
MicroSystemation XRY/XACT^[7]	Windows	proprietary	Hardware/Software package, specialises in deleted data
Oxygen Forensic Suite (former Oxygen Phone Manager^[7])	Windows	proprietary	Smart forensics for smartphones
Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit (EIFT)	Windows, Mac	proprietary	Acquires bit-precise images of Apple iOS devices in real time
Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker (EPPB)	Windows	proprietary	Enables forensic access to password-protected backups for smartphones and portable devices based on RIM BlackBerry and Apple iOS platforms,
MOBILedit! Forensic^[7]	Windows	proprietary	Hardware-Connection kit/Software package

Other

Name	Platform	License	Version	Description
HashKeeper	Windows	free	n/a	Database application for storing file hash signatures
Evidence Eliminator	Windows	proprietary	6.03	Anti-forensics software, claims to delete files securely
DECAF	Windows	free	n/a	Tool which automatically executes a set of user defined actions on detecting Microsoft's COFEE tool

References

^ Casey, Eoghan (2004). Digital Evidence and Computer Crime, Second Edition. Elsevier. ISBN 0-12-163104-4.
^ http://www.accessdata.com/support/product-downloads/ftk-download-page
^ Sanderson, P (2006). "Mass image classification". Digital Investigations. 3 (4): 190–195. doi:10.1016/j.diin.2006.10.010. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ Mohay, George M. (2003). Computer and intrusion forensics. Artechhouse. p. 395. ISBN 1-58053-369-8.
^ Bhoedjang, R; et al. (2012). "Engineering an online computer forensic service". Digital Investigations. 9 (2): 96–108. doi:10.1016/j.diin.2012.10.001. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |last= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ http://www.forensicinstitute.nl/products_and_services/forensic_products/xiraf/
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Mislan, Richard (2010). "Creating laboratories for undergraduate courses in mobile phone forensics". Proceedings of the 2010 ACM conference on Information technology education. ACM: 111–116. Retrieved 29 November 2010. Among the most popular tools are products named MicroSystemation GSM .XRY and .XACT, Cellebrite UFED, Susteen Secure View2, Paraben Device Seizure, Radio Tactics Aceso, Oxygen Phone Manager, and Compelson MobilEdit Forensic

[casey-1] Casey, Eoghan (2004). Digital Evidence and Computer Crime, Second Edition. Elsevier. ISBN 0-12-163104-4.

[2] ttp://www.accessdata.com/support/product-downloads/ftk-download-page

[image-3] Sanderson, P (2006). "Mass image classification". Digital Investigations. 3 (4): 190–195. doi:10.1016/j.diin.2006.10.010. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[mohay-4] Mohay, George M. (2003). Computer and intrusion forensics. Artechhouse. p. 395. ISBN 1-58053-369-8.

[xiraf-5] Bhoedjang, R; et al. (2012). "Engineering an online computer forensic service". Digital Investigations. 9 (2): 96–108. doi:10.1016/j.diin.2012.10.001. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |last= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[6] ttp://www.forensicinstitute.nl/products_and_services/forensic_products/xiraf/

[mf-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Mislan, Richard (2010). "Creating laboratories for undergraduate courses in mobile phone forensics". Proceedings of the 2010 ACM conference on Information technology education. ACM: 111–116. Retrieved 29 November 2010. Among the most popular tools are products named MicroSystemation GSM .XRY and .XACT, Cellebrite UFED, Susteen Secure View2, Paraben Device Seizure, Radio Tactics Aceso, Oxygen Phone Manager, and Compelson MobilEdit Forensic

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Digital forensics
Branches	Computer forensics Mobile device forensics Network forensics Database forensics Software forensics
Hardware	Forensic disk controller
Software	ADF Solutions Digital Evidence Investigator EnCase Foremost FTK PTK Forensics The Sleuth Kit The Coroner's Toolkit COFEE HashKeeper Xplico
Certification	Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) Global Information Assurance Certification
Processes	Digital forensic process Data acquisition Digital evidence eDiscovery Anti–computer forensics
Organisations	National Software Reference Library Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) Australian High Tech Crime Centre (AHTCC)
People	Mary Aiken Annie Antón Rebecca Bace Josh Brunty Eoghan Casey Hany Farid Simson Garfinkel Clifford Stoll Robert Zeidman
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