diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 1bdce6e2b5..0d07b4507f 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -1,46 +1,46 @@ - Autopsy 3.0 - http://www.sleuthkit.org/ +Autopsy 4 +http://www.sleuthkit.org/ - March 13, 2013 +March 15, 2016 -OVERVIEW +##OVERVIEW Autopsy is a graphical interface to The Sleuth Kit and other open source digital forensics tools. -Autopsy 3 is a complete rewrite from Autopsy 2 and it is now Java-based. +Autopsy 3 was a complete rewrite from Autopsy 2 to make it Java-based. +Autopsy 4 improves on Autopsy 3 by supporting collaboration on a single case by multiple users. Although Autopsy is designed to be cross-platform (Windows, Linux, MacOSX), the current version is fully functional and fully tested only on Windows. We have run it on XP, Vista, and Windows 7 with no problems. -Autopsy 3.0 is released under the Apache 2.0 license. +Autopsy 4 is released under the Apache 2.0 license. +Some libraries Autopsy uses may have different, but similar open source licenses. -INSTALLATION +##INSTALLATION -All Autopsy dependencies are bundled with the installer provided. -There is no need for manual installation of additional dependencies if the installer is used. +For a Windows installation, all Autopsy dependencies are bundled with the installer provided. +There is no need for manual installation of additional dependencies if the Windows installer is used. If you want the Japanese localized version, you must have the Japanese language pack (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972813) installed and the default locale set to JA. (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-system-locale#1TC=windows-7). -Refer to the next section for additional info on third-party software requirements to run Autopsy without installer. - Refer to the KNOWN_ISSUES.txt file for known bugs that could cause investigation problems. -SUPPORT +##SUPPORT -There is a built-in help system in Autopsy once you get it started. There is also a QuickStart Guide that came with the installer. +There is a built-in help system in Autopsy once you get it started. There is also a QuickStart Guide that comes with the installer. Send any bug reports or feature requests to the sleuthkit-users e-mail list. http://www.sleuthkit.org/support.php -LICENSE +##LICENSE The Autopsy code is released under the Apache License, Version 2. See LICENSE-2.0.txt for details. -EMBEDDED SOFTWARE +##EMBEDDED SOFTWARE This section lists the software components and libraries that are used inside of Autopsy. These tools are bundled with the installer, unless specified otherwise. @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ ImgScalr 4.2 for image resizing in image viewers - License: http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/software/imgscalr-java-image-scaling-library/#license -EMBEDED RESOURCES +##EMBEDDED RESOURCES This section lists other resources, such as icons, that are used by Autopsy.