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Virus writers have created a proof-of-concept virus that targets a widely-used computer forensics tool. Vred-A infects WinHex scripts, preventing these additions to forensics and data recovery tools from doing anything except infecting other scripts. The virus has not been seen

SYDNEY, Australia and LINDON, Utah – June 19, 2007 – Nuix Pty and AccessData Corporation, a pioneer in the digital forensics industry, today announced a strategic partnership to globally distribute their powerful and complementary email and computer forensic software for

A court case battle between the Motion Picture Association of America and one of the world’s largest online media download sites has highlighted critical issues regarding the nature of digital evidence. In a pioneering move, federal judge Jacqueline Chooljian decreed,

With the buzz surrounding electronic data discovery, which grows only louder as the need to find data stored electronically to support litigation increases, law firms and corporate clients are facing an important operational decision that might cause some friction in

From Brian Carrier: Version 2.09 is now available. This release fixes some bugs for large files and hash databases on Windows, some stability bugs with corrupt file systems, some ‘ils’ flag bugs, and some updates to internal libraries. All users

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is showcasing its 945GCT-M motherboard which features data recovery technology built into the BIOS. The 945GCT-M has data recovery technology built in its BIOS, users do not need to rely on software or hard drive recovery

Supporters of Julie Amero, the former substitute teacher who was granted a new trial months after being convicted of exposing her students to pop-up porn, have formed an advocacy group to help people facing similar courtroom battles. Bearing Amero’s namesake,

The German Parliament has ruled that many more categories of hacking are an illegal act and should be punishable like any other crime. It is now an offense to create, sell, distribute or even acquire so called Hacker Tools in

Connecticut schoolteacher Julie Amero, convicted in a classroom incident she says happened because spyware took over the computer at her desk, today was granted a new trial instead of a possible jail term. Amero, a substitute teacher, had faced a

Logicube® Inc. will debut its newest addition to the company’s line of forensic data capturing solutions, the Forensic Quest®, at the TechnoSecurity 2007 Conference and Expo in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina this week. Quest’s design provides users with advanced features

On the final day of AusCERT 2007 on Queensland’s Gold Coast, the general manager of AusCERT, Graham Ingram, acknowledged that reporting computer crimes can be difficult but pleaded with delegates not to let these incidents go unreported. “I understand the

Ewfacquire acquires disk images faster than with EnCase LiNen. The ewftool ‘ewfacquire’ has been profiled and also been optimized. From test on the same hardware the ewfacquire tool was in most tests significantly faster than EnCase LiNen 5.04. Especially when

The afternoon of Sept. 18, 1993, someone set fire to a notorious Los Angeles drug house near the University of Southern California, killing an addict. Four years later, R&B singer Waymond Anderson was convicted of the murder, based on the

Technalign announced today the new release of Pioneer Marshall the latest Secured Evidence Collection System offered by Forensic Computers. The new tool replaces the Frontier line of the forensic tool using Pioneer as the operating system base. The new Pioneer

A Filipino cybersleuth was awarded the world’s best computer investigator for 2007 by an international organization of computer forensics experts. Alexander Ramos, a computer forensics analyst with the Philippine National Police, was awarded the 2007 Timothy Fidel Memorial Award by

Intelligent Computer Solutions (ICS) has announced today the release of the latest version of its Portable Computer Forensic Lab: the Road MASSter 3. The unit has been used since it was first launched six years ago as a platform that