By Max on April 26, 2009
The thumbs.db file on a Windows XP system can be a treasure chest of 96 x 96 pixel artifacts. By default, in the standard Windows XP home and professional editions, a thumbs.db file is created in folders viewed in the thumbnail view which contain jpegs, bitmaps, GIFs, PNGs and other files.
Posted in Data Destruction | Tagged ccleaner, EnCase, thumbnail caching, thumbs.db, usb registry history, windows xp, wipe thumbs.db
By Max on April 21, 2009
This article covers the USBSTOR registry key and the setupapi.log file and methods to delete them. These two artifacts can contain data regarding USB devices that have been plugged into a system. There are other things you should be aware of as well which are covered in the article. Sometimes just deleting a registry key or file is not enough.
Posted in Data Destruction, Windows Registry | Tagged flash drive, setupapi.log, usb thumb drive, USBSTOR, Windows Registry
By Max on April 19, 2009
CIPAV or the Computer and Internet Protocol Address Verifier first came to light in 2007 when it was used during an investigation of a teen who had made bomb threats against his high school.
Posted in FBI | Tagged Anonymous, CIPAV, Computer and Internet Protocol Address Verifier, FBI, spyware
By Max on April 4, 2009
It seems the contact form was picking and choosing which input fields to actually save and many email addresses were parsed out.
Posted in Announcement
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