IT Forensics – Windows
Forensic analysis of the Windows Search database – Tracing indexed files and search information
Die Windows Search Database dient der schnellen Dateisuche und enthält – abhängig von Systemkonfiguration und Indexierung – Informationen zu indizierten Dateien und weiteren Suchdaten. Im Rahmen einer IT-forensischen Untersuchung können diese Artefakte zusätzliche Hinweise auf vorhandene oder ehemals vorhandene Daten liefern.
Eine professionelle Bewertung erfolgt niemals isoliert. Erst die Korrelation mit NTFS-Artefakten, MFT, USN Journal, Registry, Volume Shadow Copies und weiteren digitalen Spuren ermöglicht belastbare technische Schlussfolgerungen.
Why LanCologne?
Since its foundation, LanCologne has specialised in professional IT forensics. Our staff have decades of experience in the field of information technology and assist companies, solicitors, private individuals and, on a regular basis, the courts in the technical investigation of complex digital matters.
The examination is carried out exclusively on a forensic copy or a forensic image. The original evidence remains unchanged and is stored in a manner that preserves its evidential integrity.
Our services
Analysis of the Windows Search Database, evaluation of indexed content, chronological classification of relevant artefacts, correlation with other file system and registry traces, and full documentation of all investigative steps.
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This is how the analysis works
Once a forensic image has been created, the Search Database is extracted and analysed. The results are then technically cross-referenced with other Windows artefacts and assessed.
Warum ist die Windows Search Database wichtig?
It can provide additional information on indexed files and thereby assist in the reconstruction of digital events. However, its evidential value only becomes apparent following a comprehensive analysis of all relevant artefacts.
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LanCologne – Windows Forensics in Cologne
Do you need a professional analysis of the Windows Search Database or other Windows artefacts? LanCologne can assist you with the forensically sound preservation of digital evidence and the objective analysis of complex Windows systems.