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Computer Forensics with FTK

By : Fernando Carbone
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Computer Forensics with FTK

By: Fernando Carbone

Overview of this book

<p>With the increase of electronic crimes and the need to constantly audit the proper use of resources, companies need qualified professionals and appropriate tools to carry out these activities. The FTK platform, with the ability to collect and analyze digital evidence quickly and with integrity, is a great solution to help professionals achieve these goals. It is extremely useful for conducting digital investigations, helping you conduct a thorough investigation through a single tool and ensure the integrity of evidence. It is hard to find technical information on this tool and that’s where this book will come in handy, helping professionals perform their activities with greater excellence.</p> <p>This tutorial leads by example, providing you with everything you need to use FTK and the tools included such as FTK Imager, Registry View, and PRTK in order to enhance your Computer Forensics knowledge in an easier and more efficient way.</p> <p>You will be introduced to the background of Computer Forensics, which include the types of digital devices that can be acquired and how to prepare for a new case of investigation. You will become acquainted with the FTK architecture and learn how to leverage its features in order to help you find the evidence as fast as possible. Through this book, you will also learn the memory forensics technique using the memory dump feature of FTK Imager. Furthermore, you will learn how to extract some important information such as process and DLL information, Sockets, and Driver List Open Handles.</p> <p>To conclude your tutorial, you will learn how to extract information from Windows Registry and how to recover passwords from the system and files. You will find this book an invaluable supplement to teach you all the steps required for the completion of investigations on digital media and to generate consistent and irrefutable evidence in court.</p>
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Computer Forensics with FTK
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.packtpub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Getting Started with Computer Forensics Using FTK
Index

The FTK Imager interface


The installation of FTK Imager is very simple and you have the option of using the traditional version, with the need to install the product on your hard disk. Alternatively, you can use the Lite version, which does not need an installation. It has the advantage of allowing FTK Imager to run directly from a USB key, which helps a lot in the field collection process.

The FTK Imager user interface is divided into several panes. The Evidence Tree section, the File List section, the Properties section, and the Hex Value Interpreter pane, The Custom Content Sources panes, the menu, and the toolbar can all be undocked and resized to best suit your needs. Each can be redocked individually or you can reset the entire view for the next investigation as shown in the following screenshot:

The menu bar

The menu bar can be used to access all the features of FTK Imager. It is always visible and accessible. There are four items on the menu bar:

  • File: The File menu provides access to...