

This research will provide a brief comparative analysis of two widely used OS forensic tools-OSForensics and autopsy based on various contradictory factors.Īpplying inspection and analysis methods to obtain and preserve data from the relevant computer device in a form that is appropriate for presenting in court is known as digital forensics. The purpose of this paper is to compare OS forensics tools by evaluating their ease of use, functionality, performance, and product support and documentation. There are several tools available today which are used to investigate the OS of a given computer. The growth of digital forensics has substantially increased the requirement for effective tools. Forensics deals primarily with the recovery and analysis of latent evidence.

As a result, the standard forensic process that is required after an electronic attack involves collecting evidence from a computer system, analyzing, and presentation of the collected evidence in court. Computer forensics is the meticulous collection and examination of electronic evidence that not only analyses the damage to a computer because of an electronic attack but also recovers lost data from such a system to convict a criminal.

The area of computer forensics has arisen in reaction to the rise of computer crime. The internet is expanding at a breakneck pace, as the number of crimes perpetrated using or against computers.
