Windows File Analyzer
Tool for forensic file analysis
Overview  
Description

This application decodes and analyzes some special files used by Windows OS. In these files is interesting information for forensic analysis.
Every analysis results can be printed in user-friendly form.
It's designed in Multiple Document Interface.

Here are described individual analyzers:

  • Thumbnail Database Analyzer
    This analyzer reads Thumbs.db file and displays its content with stored data include image preview.
  • Prefetch Analyzer
    It reads files stored usually in Prefetch folder and diggs out stored informaton.
  • Shortcut Analyzer
    This tool reads all shortcut files in specified folder and displays data stored in them.
  • Index.DAT Analyzer
    This analyzer reads specified Index.Dat file and displays its content. Index.Dat files store usually data of Internet Explorer cookies, temporary files or history.
  • Recycle Bin Analyzer
    This analyzer decodes and displays Info2 files that hold recycle bin content information.
Here you can download  WFA Guidance by Allan S. Hay
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Target platforms
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT 4.x
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 2003
Windows Vista
Licence
Free to use for both private and commercial users.