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---------------- VERSION 4.16.0 --------------
Ingest:
- Added streaming ingest capability for disk images that allow files to be analyzed as soon as they are added to the database.
- Changed backend code so that disk image-based files are added by Java code instead of C/C++ code.
Ingest Modules:
- Include Interesting File set rules for cloud storage, encryption, cryptocurrency and privacy programs.
- Updated PhotoRec 7.1 and include 64-bit version
- Updated RegRipper in Recent Activity to 2.8
- Create artifacts for prefetch, Background Activity Monitor, and System Resource Usage.
- Support MBOX files bigger than 2GB
- Document metadata are saved as explicit artifacts and added to the timeline.
- New “no change” hashset type that does not change status of file.
Central Repository / Personas:
- Accounts in the Central Repository can be grouped together and associated with a digital persona
- All accounts are now stored in the Central Repository to support correlation and persona creation.
Content viewers:
- Created artifact-specific viewers in the Results viewer for contact book and call log.
- Moved Message viewer to a Results sub-viewer and expanded to show accounts.
- Added Application sub-viewer for PDF files based on IcePDF.
- Annotation viewer now includes comments from hash set hit and interesting file set hit artifacts
Geolocation Viewer
- Different data types now are displayed using different colors
- Track points in a track are now displayed as small, connected circles instead of full pins.
- Filter panel shows only data sources with geo location data.
- Geolocation artifact points can be tagged and commented upon
File Discovery
- Changed UI to have more of a search flow and content viewer is hidden until an item is selected.
Reports
- Can be generated for a single data source instead of the entire case.
- CASE / UCO report module now includes artifacts in addition to files.
- Added backend concept of Tag Sets to support Project Vic categories from different countries.
Performance:
- Add throttling of UI refreshes to ensure data is quickly displayed and the tree does not get backed up with requests.
- Improved efficiency of adding a data source with many orphan files
- Improved efficiency of loading file systems
- Jython interpreter is preloaded at application startup
Misc bug fixes and improvements
- Fixed bug from last release where hex content viewer text was no longer fixed width
- Altered locking to allow multiple data sources to be added at once more smoothly and to support batch inserts of file data
- Central repository comments will no longer store tag descriptions
- Account type nodes in the Accounts tree show counts
- Full time stamps displayed for messages in ingest inbox
- More detailed status during file exports
- Improved efficiency of adding timeline events
- Fixed bug with CVT most recent filter
- Improved documentation and support for running on Linux/macOS
---------------- VERSION 4.15.0 --------------
New UI Features:
- Added Document view to File Discovery.