Capella University Computer Forensics Research Paper

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Using the Internet and all of your course materials, research 1 computer forensics tool for Windows.

In a report of 5 pages, complete the following:

  • Describe the software application in detail.
  • How is it used?
  • What evidence does it uncover?
  • How can investigators use this tool to uncover data hidden in computers that have Windows?
  • Include at least 5 images, and describe each image.
  • Make a recommendation on when to use this tool.

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Running Head: COMPUTER FORENSICS

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Computer Forensics
Student’s Name
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COMPUTER FORENSICS

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Computer Forensics

Computer forensics involves evidence collection from digital media, including mobile
devices, desktops, laptops, and cloud computing devices, to support law enforcement procedures
or remedy computing incidents like malware attacks or cybercrimes. Digital devices are part and
parcel of people’s daily life and their uses also vary, so the use of the devices is crucial in chainof-evidence investigations (Nizami, 2018). Thus, digital forensic software helps investigate and
examine Windows systems for security-related intervention maintenance and mitigating security
incidents by analyzing network activities, emails, files, and potential sources of the incidents. A
commonly used computer forensic tool software for windows operating systems is Passware
Encryption Analyzer.
Passware Encryption Analyzer
Passware Encryption Analyzer is software used to scan Windows computers for encrypted
documents and files, including hard drives and other removable media, to find the files protected
with passwords and the types of encryptions. It can support over 160 different files and identify
areas that lack protection to recover by a third-party application to recover file passwords if the
user does not remember them. It has password searching algorithms and decryptions that allow it
to access all password-protected items on the computer, making it a complete electronic evidence
discovery solution. Encryption analyzer allows windows users to recover or reset simple
passwords instantly and have advanced acceleration methods which help them recover
complicated passwords. When a Windows user protects a file on their desktop and does a simple
scan using Passware Encryption Analyzer to discover the file, the software will discover the
protected file in a few minutes. It can also discover other files but will not tell the user about them,
merely ignoring them. It separates and categorizes the password-protected files after scanning in

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a visible category. Once the user locates the files, the software allows them to pause or stop the
scans.
Subsequently, the user can open the files by double-clicking them with the associated
applications for the particu...


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