Forum: Computer Forensics

Hi I've seen some digital forensics books and articles refer to having a "clean" version of executables (such as cmd.exe from various versions of...

I've just started the forensics on this, but wanted to see if anyone had a similiar experience with this software... A user downloaded/installed/used...

This may be old news to you, but it was new to me... I was reading about Vista and volume shadow copy on /....

I have deleted an ntfs partition, and reformated it with a reiser file system. Any chance recovering the mbr, partition table, the ntfs and data on...

I came across this rather interesting article dealing with the potential danger of confidential data being stored in slack space for surprisingly...

At work one of my colleagues (Who must pray he never has to ask for a reference) accidentally deleted the entire contents of someones ...

Is there a way to find out which user deleted a particular file in Win 2k3?

Hi I've been searching for a way to find the date and time that a PC was last shut down correctly. I came across...

Hello, This evening, my mother booted the computer to send an e-mail, but as it didn't boot fast enough for her, she started to hit some keys and...

"HDDerase.exe is a DOS-based utility that securely erases "sanitizes" all data on ATA hard disk drives in Intel architecture computers (PCs). It...

There is a new device out that supposedly securely erases CD/DVDs. The idea is that they can then be recycled which shredded ones cannot. The...

nvmd i think i found my answer,, can delete if you want

Hey all, long time no see. I've discovered a trojan that may include a keylogger on one of my computers today. Quite by accident while repairing...

Came across this interesting article on some research into a piece of malware and the forensic techniques used to track down the people responsible,...

I have found that most (at least the ones I saw) solutions delete/wipe the entire hard-disk but I am looking for a way, how I can permanently delete...

I have a bit of a dilemma and was hoping some of you guys could maybe help me out. I am switching a hard drive out on a laptop that I have determined...

Hey all, Wasn't sure whether this is the right place, but what the hey. Mods, please feel free to move the thread if that's appropriate. Well,...

Hi Tigershark, How do I recover deleted Outlook emails? Will they still exist on my hard drive? If so, how do I find them? thanks...

Hello, I’m trying to get a handle on the various real-world applications of Computer Forensics/Security knowledge. Aside from the common application...

I am trying to understand what is the core difference between operating system based HDD erasing tools like format and third part tools like...