Windows File Analyzer – Freeware tool for forensic file analysis

Quality freeware in the category of forensic tools is quite rare. MiTec Windows File Analyzer is must have for the advanced Windows users. This application decodes and analyzes some special files used by Windows OS, making the commonly encrypted data available for assessment. Every analysis results can be printed in user-friendly form. It's designed in Multiple Document Interface.

Here are described individual analyzers:

• Windows XP Thumbnail Database Analyzer
  This analyzer reads Thumbs.db file and displays its content with stored data include image preview.
• ACDSee Thumbnail Database Analyzer
  This analyzer reads ACDSee *.fpt file and displays its content with stored data include image preview.
• Google Picasa Thumbnail Database Analyzer
  This analyzer reads Picasa *.db file and displays its content with stored data include image preview.
• FastStone Viewer Thumbnail Database Analyzer
  This analyzer reads fsviewer.db file and displays its content with stored data include image preview.
• HP Digital Imaging Thumbnail Database Analyzer
  This analyzer reads *.db or *.dat file and displays its content with stored data include image preview.
• Prefetch Analyzer
  It reads files stored usually in Prefetch folder and diggs out stored informaton.
• Shortcut Analyzer
  This tool reads all shortcut files in specified folder and displays data stored in them.
• Index.DAT Analyzer
  This analyzer reads specified Index.Dat file and displays its content. Index.Dat files store usually data of Internet Explorer cookies, temporary files or history.
• Recycle Bin Analyzer
  This analyzer decodes and displays Info2 files that hold recycle bin content information.

Developer’s website: http://www.mitec.cz/wfa.html

Direct Download: http://www.mitec.cz/Downloads/WFA.zip

Utility is portable and does not require installation on your Hard Drive. It is also free to use for both private and commercial users.