ADF Digital Evidence Investigator vs SIFT Workstation
ADF Digital Evidence Investigator
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| Figure | ADF Digital Evidence Investigator | SIFT Workstation |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Computer Forensics Software | 6.1 (#16) | 7.5 (#8) |
| Founded | 2006 | 2007 |
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ADF Digital Evidence Investigator
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SIFT Workstation
SIFT Workstation is a free, open-source collection for incident response and detailed digital forensic examinations. It supports analysis of file systems, network evidence, memory images, threat intelligence and indicators of compromise. Included software includes Plaso, Rekall, Volatility, ClamAV, SleuthKit and hundreds of additional tools. Evidence image formats listed are raw, AFF, EWF, split raw, split EWF, VMDK, VHD/VHDX and QCOW. Supported file systems include NTFS, HFS+, FAT12/16/32, ext2/3/4, UFS1/2, ISO9660, swap, raw data and memory data. SIFT runs on Linux and Windows and can be self-hosted. Users can download an OVA virtual machine appliance listed at 8.81 GB, install natively on Ubuntu 22.04 with the Cast installer, or use Ubuntu 22.04 through Windows Subsystem for Linux with WSL 1 or WSL 2. REMnux components can be added. SANS directs download issues to [email protected] and bugs or feature requests to the GitHub project.