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Michele M Jordan

Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for ...

BCWipe can be run from My Computer as well as from a command-line prompt. BCWipe v.3 is a powerful set of utilities which complies with the US DoD 5200.28-STD standard and Peter Gutmann wiping scheme. You can also create and use you own customized wiping ...

BCWipe
Arne Vidstrom

Includes file encryption tools that can encrypt with either 3-DES or IDEA.

Cypherix Encryption Software

Secure IT 2000 is an easy to use, feature packed, file and folder encryption program based on 448-bit strong encryption using the Blowfish algorithm. It includes a customizable file shredder, and the ability to generate self decrypting email attachments.

Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)

Tracks Eraser Pro is designed to protect you by cleaning up all the tracks of Internet activities on your computer. With only one click, Tracks Eraser allows you to erase the cache, cookies, history, typed URLs, autocomplete memory, index.dat from your br ...

east-tec InvisibleSecrets is a steganography and file encryption software that allows you to encrypt file and folder structures that contain confidential data and hide files, making it completely invisible to any user. Other useful features include: Powe ...

FTK is a digital investigations solution built for speed, stability and ease of use. It quickly locates evidence and forensically collects and analyzes any digital device or system producing, transmitting or storingdata by using a single application from ...

FTK Forensic Toolkit
Dan Farmer and Wietse Venema

TCT is a collection of programs by Dan Farmer and Wietse Venema for a post-mortem analysis of a UNIX system after break-in. The software was presented first in a Computer Forensics Analysis class in August 1999 (handouts can be found here). Examples of us ...

Dave Bullock

snarl is a bootable forensics ISO based on FreeBSD and using @stake's autopsy and task as well as scmoo's list of known good checksums. Once you boot the iso just log in as root there is no password. You will boot into a dialog driven menu. select the fir ...

droopy and ranger-x

PLAC is a business card sized bootable cdrom running linux. It has network auditing, disk recovery, and forensic analysis tools. ISO will be avialable and scripts to roll you own cd.

Klaus Knopper

KNOPPIX is a bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a Linux demo, educational CD, rescue syste ...

SMART is a software utility that has been designed and optimized to support data forensic practitioners and Information Security personnel in pursuit of their respective duties and goals. The SMART software and methodology have been developed with th ...

CD/DVD Inspector reads all major CD and DVD filesystem formats including ISO-9660, Joliet, UDF, HSG, HFS and HFS+.  When the disc being examined contains more than a single filesystem, all filesystems found are displayed.  Multiple filesystems a ...

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CD/DVD Inspector
dtSearch Corp.

Provides over two dozen indexed and unindexed text search options for all popular file types. Supports full-text as well as field searching in all supported file types. Has multiple relevancy-ranking and other search sorting options. dtSearch can instantl ...

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TechnoLogismiki

Hackman 7 is a freeware hex editor and disassembler. It comes with cryptography capabilities, decoding with ready and self-made algorithms and a fully-featured editor. You can edit virtually any file, disk, ZIP drive, Ram Drive, Smart Media, Compact Flash ...

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Hackman
BreakPoint Software, Inc.

The Hex Workshop Hex Editor is a set of hexadecimal development tools for Microsoft Windows, combining advanced binary editing with the ease and flexibility of a word processor. With Hex Workshop you can edit, cut, copy, paste, insert, and delete hex, pri ...

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Keep this life-saving tool handy to recover forgotten passwords quickly whenever needed. Key Benefits 7 password recovery modules for MS Word, Excel, Windows, Outlook Express, and more, combined in one tool Instantly previews password-protected MS Wo ...

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LastBit Software

Using Secret Explorer you will be able to locate hidden information in any Windows-based system. This includes form AutoComplete data offered by Internet Explorer every time you enter something into an form on a web page; various Internet passwords: passw ...

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Secret Explorer
Mares and Company, LLC

Maresware: The Suite provides an essential set of tools for investigating computer records plus powerful data analysis capabilities. This bundled suite of over 40 separate, highly-targeted programs gives you the flexibility to accomplish a wide variety of ...

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U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

The National Software Reference Library (NSRL) is designed to collect software from various sources and incorporate file profiles computed from this software into a Reference Data Set (RDS) of information. The RDS can be used by law enforcement, governmen ...

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