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Autopsy: Digital Forensics Tool for Windows & Linux Systems 
Autopsy is a powerful open-source digital forensics platform used by investigators, SOC teams, and cybersecurity students to analyze digital evidence from Windows and Linux environments
What is Autopsy?
Autopsy is a GUI-based front-end to The Sleuth Kit (TSK) and supports advanced forensic investigations:
File recovery
Timeline analysis Keyword & regex search
Mobile data parsing (via modules)
Email, registry, and web history review
Autopsy on Windows
Native Windows GUI Easy to use for DFIR teams & law enforcement Supports E01 images, logical drives, and memory dumps Great for triage of USBs, external HDDs, and Windows partitions Autopsy on Linux
Typically run via TSK and command-line tools
Supports EXT4, Btrfs, XFS, and raw disk images
Advanced use in forensic boot environments (e.g., CAINE, Kali)
Many Linux forensic pros prefer using Sleuth Kit commands (like fls, icat, mmls) directly, with Autopsy as a graphical companion.
Key Modules:- Hash database matching (NSRL, MD5/SHA1)
- YARA integration for malware indicators
- EXIF metadata parser for image forensics
- Ingest modules for automation