iPhone & Android: Best Mobile Forensic Tools

by Paraben Corporation Digital Forensic Tools and Training at Paraben Cor

The challenges around digital investigation grow as technology continues to grow. It’s the responsibility of an investigator to prioritize, collect, and decrypt evidence from several devices, all while sustaining integrity. The process needs to be quick, efficient, and can generate intuitive reports.

Mobile forensic, be it Ios or Android solves these challenges as there are specialized tools that help investigators retrieve deleted information, analyze and preserve evidence that may come in handy during a criminal investigation. The article covers the most trusted and reliable mobile forensic tools and software to conduct the digital investigation.

E3:DS Software

Being an advanced mobile forensic solution that is specialized in data extraction and forensic analysis, Paraben E3:DS is an advanced and powerful forensic solution. Its intuitive functions examine mobile data with an upfront interface that’s easy to navigate.

What’s more, you ask, E3 is the auto examine feature. With just a few clicks, this smart solution automates the processing and searching of evidence for the final report’s automation generation. The software support both logical and physical extraction methods, lock bypassing, Cloud data, and Chip Dump extractions.

Besides, its bookmarking abilities are robust and help in organizing the evidence better with bookmarks. Another excellent function is the content analysis wizard and offers examiners the option to index evidence into categories. This advanced analysis system includes App data processing, data OCR, indexing, searching, data recovery, information on third-party applications, and forensic image exploration. Paraben E3:DS offers all the essential tools required for mobile forensics.

UFED Ultimate

Extracting the deleted information and gathering evidence speedily and accurately is hassle-free with this tool. UFED Ultimate is a comprehensive digital data forensic solution that helps in criminal investigations, environmental crimes, and enterprises to support cases with trusted evidence.

It delivers ByPass encrypted devices that allow investigators to extract and forensically transfer data from all mobile devices, including iPhone and Android. It supports more than 31,000 mobile device profiles and unlocks bypass patterns, PIN locks, and passwords, and has an intuitive interface. The tool performs full file system acquisition, logical extraction, and physical extraction for deep data extraction to help the investigator to get more information.

Autopsy

Another trusted and easy-to-use mobile forensic platform used by military staff and corporate examiners. The software is a GUI-based program that proficiently evaluates cell phones and PC’s hard drives. You can either create custom modules via Python and JAVA or add third-party modules. The program allows you to employ modules like keyword research, timeline analysis, hash filtering, data craving, and web artifacts.

Wrapping Up

While lots of software are used to gather lost data from laptops, there is much vital information that can only be extracted from mobile for forensic analysis. The use of android or iOS forensic software can seamlessly be performed for evidence extractions.