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DCode™ – The Digital Detective’s Companion Across Time

Digital Forensic Software, Digital Forensics, Forensic Analysis
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Decoding the Mysteries of Time with DCode™ v5.6 In the intricate tapestry of digital forensics, where every digital footprint tells a story, timestamps serve as the silent guardians of truth. Welcome to DCode™ – The Digital Detective’s Companion Across Time, where we embark on a journey to decode the mysteries of time with precision and […]

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7th May 2024/by Craig Wilson

Deciphering Seagate Date Codes [Free Tool]

Data Recovery, Digital Forensics, Forensic Analysis, Forensic Investigations
Seagate Hard Disk

Why is this Important? During a forensic examination, establishing a timeline of events is usually an important aspect in the analytical process. This may involve you having to identify when a hard disk was manufactured. If you are a data recovery engineer, this information can also be useful when trying to identify donor drives and […]

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5th September 2023/by Craig Wilson

Forensic Analysis of the Zone.Identifier Stream

Digital Forensics, Forensic Analysis, Forensic Investigations
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Zone Identifier, ADS and URL Zones If you are new to the field of digital forensics, you may not be aware of Zone Identifiers, Alternate Data Streams (ADS) or URL Zones. If that is the case, then you have come to the right place. We shall explain all and show you exactly how they can […]

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8th October 2021/by Craig Wilson

Binary-Coded Decimal Timestamps

Digital Forensics, Learning Digital Forensics, Mobile Forensics, Tutorial
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Introduction Following on from the release of Digital Detective’s free DCode™ tool, we are compiling a series of blog posts explaining the various timestamp formats available in the new version. In this post, we are looking at Binary-Coded Decimal or BCD. Binary-Coded Decimal (BCD) Binary-Coded Decimal is a system for encoding decimal numbers as a […]

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3rd August 2020/by Craig Wilson

Find Panel Syntax

Digital Forensic Software, NetAnalysis®, Tutorial
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The NetAnalysis® Find Panel provides an easy way of searching against visible columns and fields. It is displayed above the grid and contains a search box where the user can enter a search string. To open the Find Panel, use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+F, or select Search » Quick Search from the main menu. Syntax […]

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3rd July 2020/by Craig Wilson

Understanding Big and Little Endian Byte Order

Digital Forensics, Forensic Analysis, Learning Digital Forensics
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There are two different methods for describing the order in which a sequence of bytes are stored in digital systems: Big Endian: places the most significant byte first (also known as network byte order) Little Endian: places the least significant byte first Etymology The term endian comes from the novel Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. […]

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8th August 2018/by Craig Wilson

Introduction to Number Systems

Digital Forensics, Forensic Analysis, Learning Digital Forensics
Introduction to Number Systems

Understanding Number Systems Number systems use different number bases. A number base indicates how many different digits are available when using a particular numbering system. For example, decimal is number base 10, which means it uses ten digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. Binary is number base 2, which […]

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20th July 2018/by Craig Wilson

Character Encoding: A Quick Primer

Digital Forensics, Forensic Analysis, Learning Digital Forensics
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Introduction to Character Encoding Understanding how Character Encoding works is an essential part of understanding digital evidence. It is part of the common core of skills and knowledge. A character set is a collection of letters and symbols used in a writing system. For example, the ASCII character set covers letters and symbols for English […]

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17th July 2018/by Craig Wilson

Potentially Serious Issue with the Analysis of Mounted File Systems

Digital Forensics, Forensic Analysis, Forensic Investigations
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Introduction When using third party image mounting tools to perform the forensic examination of NTFS file systems, it is extremely important to understand NTFS Junction Points so that you don’t find yourself making a critical mistake during your analysis. An issue has been identified with third party image mounting software where NTFS junction points are […]

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30th April 2014/by Craig Wilson

Good Practice and Advice Guide for Managers of e-Crime Investigation

Digital Forensics, Forensic Investigations, Forensic Standards
Front page of the ACPO Manager Guide: Good Practice and Advice for Managers of e-Crime Investigation

Good Practice for e-Crime Investigations Criminal behaviour has shifted to take advantage of electronic mediums and serious and organised criminal networks have become increasingly sophisticated. Corporations, Government departments and businesses now need to invest considerable sums in order to protect their assets and data. Lloyds of London have stated that they are defending up to […]

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24th April 2014/by Craig Wilson
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