The purpose of this study is to identify several areas of forensic interest within the Yahoo! Messenger application, which are of forensic significance. This study focuses on new areas of interest within the file structure of Windows Vista and Windows 7. One of the main issues with this topic is that little research has been previously conducted on the new Windows platforms. Previously conducte...

Abstract: Microsoft Windows® next-generation client operating system, more commonly referred to as Windows Vista®, is enhancing the quality and fidelity of the desktop and notebook PC audio experience. Manufacturers must meet strict audio performance requirements1 in order to license the Windows Vista logo for component hardware. These requirements are based on audio performance specifications,...

The ubiquity of Windows-based desktop environments has not been matched by a corresponding emergence of tools supporting the Unix tool composition paradigm. Outwit is a suite of tools based on the Unix tool design principles allowing the processing of Windows application data with sophisticated data manipulation pipelines. The outwit tools offer access to the Windows clipboard, the registry, re...