Exterro FTK Imager vs X-Ways Imager

Exterro FTK Imager is a forensic imaging and preview tool for acquiring and preserving digital evidence. It creates full disk images in multiple industry-standard formats and verifies them with MD5 or SHA-1 hashes. Investigators can preview files and folders before acquisition, capture volatile RAM and registry data from a live device, and read or write common forensic image formats. Files can be exported for further analysis in FTK Forensic Toolkit. Supported acquisition sources include Windows and Linux hard drives, CDs and DVDs, thumb drives and other USB devices. The tool runs on Windows only, though it can image a Linux device; it does not collect directly from phones or other mobile devices. The free FTK Imager plan is listed at free. FTK Imager Pro costs $499 a year and adds encryption-aware workflows, iOS advanced logical collection, faster preview and targeted acquisition. Exterro identifies incident response and DFIR teams, law enforcement, forensic examiners, and corporate security and HR investigators as intended users.

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