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EnCE EnCase Computer Forensics: The Official EnCase Certified Examiner Study Guide, 3rd Edition
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EnCE EnCase Computer Forensics: The Official EnCase Certified Examiner Study Guide, 3rd Edition

by Steve Bunting
September 2012
Intermediate to advanced
744 pages
21h 5m
English
Sybex
Content preview from EnCE EnCase Computer Forensics: The Official EnCase Certified Examiner Study Guide, 3rd Edition

Chapter 8

File Signature Analysis and Hash Analysis

EnCE Exam Topics Covered in This Chapter:

  • File signatures and extensions
  • Adding file signatures to EnCase
  • Conducting a file signature analysis and evaluating the results
  • Understanding the MD5 hash
  • Creating hash sets and libraries
  • Importing hash sets
  • Conducting a hash analysis and evaluating the results

This chapter will cover two data analysis techniques that are core skill sets for competent examiners because they are used in most examinations. You should, therefore, strive to master these techniques and their associated concepts.

The first technique is the file signature analysis. Most files have a unique signature or header that can be used by the operating system or application program ...

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