List of digital forensics tools

During the 1980s, most 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
Magnet AXIOM	cross-platform	proprietary	1.0.1	A complete digital forensics platform for acquisition, analysis and sharing from Magnet Forensics.
EnCase	Windows	proprietary	7.11	Multi-purpose forensic tool
Wireshark	cross-platform	GPL	n/a	Open-source packet capture/analyzer, backend library used is [win]pcap.
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.
EPRB	Windows	proprietary	1435	Set of tools for encrypted systems & data decryption and password recovery
Digital Forensics Framework	Unix-like/Windows	GPL	1.3	Framework and user interfaces dedicated to Digital Forensics
OSForensics by PassMark Software	Windows	proprietary	3.3	OSForensics, by PassMark Software, is a feature-rich computer forensics software that includes features such as: Forensic Imaging, Registry Analysis, Memory Analysis & RAM Capture, Password Decryption & Recovery, Compatibility with 3rd party tools such as Volatility, RegRipper, and more, Volume Shadow Copy Analysis, Rebuild RAIDs, Automated and Manual Data Carving/Deleted File Recovery, and much, much more. (Also, OSForensics can easily be installed to a USB for analysis of live systems and users can even create a bootable version of OSForensics. PassMark Software offers several FREE forensic tools such as: OSFMount, OSFClone, and ImageUSB.
FTK	Windows	proprietary	6.0.1	Multi-purpose tool, FTK is a court-cited digital investigations platform built for speed, stability and ease of use.
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
The Sleuth Kit	Unix-like/Windows	IPL, CPL, GPL	4.1.2	A library of tools for both Unix and Windows
Categoriser 4 Pictures[2]	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
CAINE Linux	Linux	free/open source	7.0	Gnu/Linux computer forensics live distro.
SafeBack[3]	N/a	proprietary	3.0	Digital media (evidence) acquisition and backup
Windows To Go	n/a	proprietary	n/a	Bootable operating system
Netherlands Forensic Institute / Xiraf[4]	n/a	proprietary	n/a	Computer-forensic online service.

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)
OSForensics	PassMark Software	Windows	proprietary

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	Version	Description
Magnet AXIOM[5]	cross-platform	proprietary	1.0.1	A software platform for acquisition, analysis and sharing from Magnet Forensics
MicroSystemation XRY/XACT[6]	Windows	proprietary		Hardware/Software package, specializes in deleted data

Software forensics

Software forensics is the science of analyzing software source code or binary code to determine whether intellectual property infringement or theft occurred. It is the centerpiece of lawsuits, trials, and settlements when companies are in dispute over issues involving software patents, copyrights, and trade secrets. Software forensics tools can compare code to determine correlation, a measure that can be used to guide a software forensics expert.

Name	Platform	License	Version	Description
CodeSuite, by SAFE Corporation	Windows	proprietary	n/a	A suite of patented tools for comparing computer source code and executable code to detect plagiarism, pinpoint copyright infringement, highlight trade secret theft, and measure intellectual property. It can also be used to track software development changes through numerous revisions.

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

1. Casey, Eoghan (2004). Digital Evidence and Computer Crime, Second Edition. Elsevier. ISBN 0-12-163104-4.
2. Sanderson, P (December 2006). "Mass image classification". Digital Investigations. 3 (4): 190–195. doi:10.1016/j.diin.2006.10.010.
3. Mohay, George M. (2003). Computer and intrusion forensics. Artechhouse. p. 395. ISBN 1-58053-369-8.
4. Bhoedjang, R; et al. (February 2012). "Engineering an online computer forensic service". Digital Investigations. 9 (2): 96–108. doi:10.1016/j.diin.2012.10.001.
5. "He traded in his badge to develop tech tools for police". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
6. 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